Title: relative electrode potential
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - relative electrode potential
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.R05264
Status: current

Definition
The electrode potential of a single electrode is not amenable to direct experimental determination and can only be measured against a reference system. The measured quantity, \(E\), is the relative electrode potential.

Related Term
- electrode potential: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/E01956

Source
- PAC, 1986, 58, 955. 'The absolute electrode potential: an explanatory note (Recommendations 1986)' on page 956 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198658070955)

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Citation: Citation: 'relative electrode potential' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.R05264
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