Converting Reference Electrode Potentials

When reading the literature we often find that the reported reference electrode is different to the one we've used for an experiment. Converting between different reference electrodes isn't difficult but it is slightly error prone. For example, if a potential is...

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Finite Difference Simulation: Voltammetry in Python

As a programming language Python is many things... but one thing it is not is fast. Does this mean we can't use it in electrochemical simulation? The book `Understanding Voltammetry: Simulation of Electrode Process' presents example programs written in C++ that ...

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What Is the Chemical Potential (ฮผ)? A Conceptual Guide to Equilibrium

If you're reading this, you've probably encountered the concept of the chemical potential. You might even be able to state that it's equal to the partial molar Gibbs energy. But this formal definition can obscure why chemical potential is such a central quantity when considering chemica...

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