Electrochemical Series Data

The following electrode potentials are for use in the questions in this topic. A printable version of this series can be found here. If the ligand in a complex is not given, you may assume that the complex contains water ligands.

Equation	E^o / V
Ag⁺ + e- –> Ag	+0.80
Al³⁺ + 3e^– –> Al	– 1.66
Ba²⁺ + 2e^– –> Ba	– 2.90
Br₂ + 2e- –> 2Br−	+1.07
Ca²⁺ + e- –> Ca	– 2.87
Cl₂ + 2e^– –> 2Cl^–	+1.36
2HOCl + 2H⁺ + 2e^– –> Cl₂ + 2H₂O	+1.64
Co²⁺ + 2e^– –> Co	– 0.28
Co³⁺ + e^– –> Co²⁺	+1.82
[Co(NH₃₎6]²⁺ + 2e^– –> Co + 6NH₃	– 0.43
Cr²⁺ + 2e^– –> Cr	– 0.91
Cr³⁺ + e^– –> Cr²⁺	– 0.41
Cr₂O₇^2- + 14H⁺ + 6e^– –> 2Cr³⁺ + 7H₂O	+1.33
Cu⁺ + e^– –> Cu	+0.52
Cu²⁺ + 2e^– –> Cu	+0.34
Cu²⁺ + e^– –> Cu⁺	+0.15
[Cu(NH₃)₄]²⁺ + 2e^– –> Cu + 4NH₃	– 0.05
F₂ + 2e^– –> 2F^–	+2.87
Fe²⁺ + 2e^– –> Fe	– 0.44
Fe³⁺+ e^– –> Fe²⁺	+0.77
[Fe(CN)₆]^3- + e^– –> [Fe(CN)₆]^4-	+0.36
Fe(OH)₃ + e^– –> Fe(OH)₂ + OH	– 0.56
2H⁺ + 2e^– –> H₂	+0.00
I₂+ 2e^– –> 2I^–	+0.54
K⁺ + e^– –> K	– 2.92
Li⁺ + e^– –> Li	– 3.04
Mg²⁺ + 2e^– –> Mg	– 2.38
Mn²⁺ + 2e^– –> Mn	– 1.18
Mn³⁺ + e^– –> Mn²⁺	+1.49
MnO₂ + 4H⁺ + 2e^– –> Mn²⁺ + 2H₂O	+1.23
MnO₄^– + e^– –> MnO₄^2-	+0.56
MnO₄^– + 4H⁺ + 3e^– –> MnO₂ + 2H₂O	+1.67
MnO₄^– + 8H⁺ + 5e^– –> Mn²⁺ + 4H₂O	+1.52
NO₃^– + 2H⁺ + e^– –> NO₂ + H₂O	+0.81
NO₃^– + 3H⁺ + 2e^– –> HNO₂ + H₂O	+0.94
NO₃^– + 10H⁺ + 8e^– –> NH₄⁺ + 3H₂O	+0.87
Na⁺ + e^– –> Na	– 2.71
Ni²⁺ + 2e^– –> Ni	– 0.25
[Ni(NH₃)₆]²⁺ + 2e^– –> Ni + 6NH₃	– 0.51
H₂O₂ + 2H⁺ –> 2H₂O	+1.77
O₂+ 4H₂+ 2e^– –> 2H₂O	+1.23
O₂ + 2H₂O + 4e^– –> 4OH^–	+0.40
O₂ + 2H⁺ + 2e^– –> H₂O₂	+0.68
2H₂O + 2e^– –> H₂ + 2OH^–	– 0.83
Pb²⁺ + 2e^– –> Pb	– 0.13
Pb⁴⁺ + 2e^– –> Pb²⁺	+1.69
PbO₂ + 4H⁺ + 2e^– –> Pb²⁺ + 2H₂O	+1.47
SO₄^2- + 4H^{+ +}2e^– –> SO₂ + 2H₂O	+0.17
S₂O₈^2- + 2e^– –> 2SO₄^2-	+2.01
S₄O₆^2- + 2e^– –> 2S₂O₃^2-	+0.09
Sn²⁺ + 2e^– –> Sn	– 0.14
Sn⁴⁺ + 2e^– –> Sn²⁺	+0.15
V²⁺+ 2e^– –> V	– 1.20
V³⁺ + e^– –> V²⁺	– 0.26
VO²⁺ + 2H⁺+ e^– –> V³⁺ + H₂O	+0.34
VO₂⁺ + 2H⁺ + e^– –> VO²⁺ + H₂O	+1.00
VO₃^– + 4H⁺ + e^– –> VO²⁺ + 2H₂O	+1.00
Zn²⁺ + 2e^– –> Zn	– 0.76

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