Question

List the factors affecting electrode potential?

Answer 1

Hint: We have to know that the electrode potential is the potential difference between the electrolyte and electrode of the same beaker. And the electrode potential is mainly divided into two types and that is, oxidation potential and reduction potential. The oxidation potential is the electrode that has the tendency to get oxidized and the reduction potential is the solution that has the tendency to reduce.

Complete answer:
As we know that the tendency of an electrode to lose or gain the electron is known as electrode potential.
The electrode potential is expressed in terms of volts. There are some factors affecting the electrode potential and that,
The concentration of metal ion present in a solution
Temperature
Nature of electrode or metal
The electrode potential increases with decreasing the concentration. And according to the Nernst law, the electrode potential decreases with increasing temperature. And the electrode potential changes with the nature of the electrode. And the value of electrode potential depends upon some other factors like temperature of the system, chemical nature of both metal and non – metal, temperature of the system and electrode type will not depend on the electrode potential.

Note:
We need to know that when the electrodes are connected with the solution which is having a half – cell, there is a tendency to accept or lose the electrons and that is known as electrode potential. The temperature directly makes changes to the equilibrium constant. The effect of concentration on electrode potential can be explained on the basis of Le Chatelier’s principle. Which means, the electrode potential is directly proportional to the concentration.