A hydrogen gas electrode is made by dipping platinum wire in a solution of HCl of pH = 10 and by passing hydrogen gas around the platinum wire at one atm pressure. The oxidation potential of electrode would be?

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A hydrogen gas electrode is made by dipping platinum wire in a solution of HCl of pH = 10 and by passing hydrogen gas around the platinum wire at one atm pressure. The oxidation potential of electrode would be?, 0.59 V, 0.118 V, 1.18 V, 0.059 V

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H 2 → 2 H + + 2 e - E o x i l = E o x i d 0 - 0.059 2 l o g 10 ( H + ) 2 P H 2 = 0 - 0.059 2 l o g 10 ( 1 0 - 10 ) 2 1 = 0.59 V

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