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On the standard potential of the mercury:Mercurous sulfate electrode at 25°C in aqueous solution

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The standard potential of the mercury:mercurous sulfate electrode in aqueous solution at 25°C is determined in terms of the Weston saturated and Clark saturated standard cells. Eight electrode combinations involving cadmium-amalgam or zinc-amalgam electrodes and one lead-amalgam electrode are employed with the emf of the standard cells. A best value of 0.61544 V was obtained that agrees within 0.09 mV with the value previously reported by Harned and Hamer.

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Hamer, W.J., Wu, Y.C. On the standard potential of the mercury:Mercurous sulfate electrode at 25°C in aqueous solution. J Solution Chem 24, 1013–1023 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00973518

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