Why is standard hydrogen electrode called reversible electrode?

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Why is standard hydrogen electrode called reversible electrode?

Why is standard hydrogen electrode called reversible electrode?
A. the reaction involved is standard
B. it is a reference electrode
C. assigning zero electrode potential to SHE makes the calculation easy
D. the potential developed by SHE is extremely small , it is arbitrarily taken as zero volt

Monjur Alahi

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2025-01-04 04:42

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Salim Ahmed Kawsar · Accepted Answer · 2023-02-05T15:29:48+06:00

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SHE or NHE (Normal Hydrogen Electrode) is obtained by bubbling pure hydrogen gas at a net pressure of one atmosphere around platinz plate I a solution of dil. HCl having hydroge ion concentration of 1 M.

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