Asked by jennifer

Why is the standard reduction potential E, for the standard hydrogen electrode 0.00V?

Please help me explain the reason why to this problem
Answered by bobpursley
It is arbritary, and H was decided to be the standard at zero. It could have been someother number, or some other element. H is convenient, and zero is a nice number to compare other numbers to it. Remember H is in many, many chemical reactions.
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