Fundamentals of ElectrochemistryCHEM7234CHEM 720.ppt

Reaction mechanisms Cyclic voltammetry can be used to diagnose presence of reactions that precede or follow electron transfer Classified by EC affects surface concentrations of electroactive species changes in shape of voltammogram info on intermediates IntroductionCyclic voltammetry can be used to investigate the chemical reactivity of species. To illustrate this let us consider a few possible reactions. First we consider the EC reaction: The voltammogram will exhibit a smaller reverse peak because the product (R) is chemically removed from the electrode surface. The mass transpor