Standard potential

This is the potential of a redox couple measured when the activities of the oxidised and reduced forms of the couple are equal to 1.

The Nernst potential for a OX/RED couple when OX⁺ = RED^- is given by

E = E° + RT / nF ln ( [OX] / [RED] )

where E° is the standard potential of the redox cell.

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