basic of electrochemistry

y Ecell=0 when equilibrium is attained

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Dr.House ·

because oxidation potentials of both the electrodes become same.

or rather say no charge flow can take place in equilibrium condition.

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preeti kochar ·

then why E0cell =0

39
Dr.House ·

areh E0 is assumed arbitrarily to be zero. and

at eqlb , conc of reduced and oxidised ions is the same, therefore by nernst equation Ecell=0

eqlb

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Anirudh Narayanan ·

noooooo............E0 is 0 only for SHE.......at Equilibrium, E0 is still E0 only...

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Dr.House ·

edited { sorry hided dude}

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