NCERT Class XII Chemistry
Chapter - Electrochemistry
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Question : 22
Total: 32
Calculate the potential of hydrogen electrode in contact with a solution whose pH is 10.
Solution:  
For hydrogen electrode, H++e− ––––––▶
1
2
H2

From Nernst equation,
E H+∕H2=E°H+∕H2−
0.0591
n
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1
[ H+]

=0−
0.0591
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1
10−10

=–0.0591×10=–0.591V
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