Lecture 11 Electrocatalysis and Electrochemical Synthesis.pptVIP

The equilibrium at an electrode may be illustrated with respect to a metal dipped in a solution of its ions e.g. Zn(s)/Zn2+(aq) or Ag(s)/Ag1+(aq) or Pt/Fe2+,Fe3+(aq) or Pt,H2(g)/H+(aq) etc. Let Fig.1 represent equilibrium of the type M(s) ? Mn+ + n e- (e.g Zn(s) ? Zn2+ + 2e-). It turns out that ? is also dependent on the mechanism of the reaction. Electrode materials on which a given electrode reaction takes place at a relatively high j, for a minimum ?, are good electrocatalysts. /dokuwiki/doku.php?id=diffusion_layer Where ? denotes the product of activities of the reactants to the react