Standard Reduction Potentials of Half-Cells

(Ionic concentrations are at 1M in water @ 250 C)

Oxidizing Agents
F2(g) + 2ePbO2(s) + SO42-(aq) + 4H+(aq) + 2eMnO4-(aq) + 8H+(aq) + 5eAu3+(aq) + 3eClO4-(aq) + 8H+(aq) + 8eCl2(g) + 2eCr2O72-(aq) + 14H+(aq) + 6e2HNO2(aq) + 4H+(aq) + 4eO2(g) + 4H+(aq) + 4e+

MnO2(s) + 4H (aq) + 2e

Br2 (aq) + 2e
Hg2+(aq) + 2eClO-(aq) + H2O(A) + 2e+

Ag (aq) + e
NO3 (aq) + 2H+(aq) + e-

Fe3+(aq) + eO2(g) + 2H+(aq) + 2eI2(s) + 2eO2(g) + 2H2O(A) + 4eCu2+(aq) + 2eSO42-(aq) + 4H+(aq) + 2eSn4+(aq) + 2e+

S(s) + 2H (aq) + 2e
-

AgBr(s) + e
+

2+

2H (aq) + 2e
Pb (aq) + 2e
2+

Sn (aq) + 2e

AgI(s) + e
2+

Ni (aq) + 2e
2+

Co (aq) + 2e

PbSO4(s) + 2e
+

2+

Se(s) + 2H (aq) + 2e
Cd (aq) + 2e
3+

Cr (aq) + e
2+

Fe (aq) + 2e
-

NO2 (aq) + H2O(A) + e

Ag2S(s) + 2e2+

Zn (aq) + 2e

2H2O(A) + 2e

Cr2+(aq) + 2e-

Se(s) + 2e

SO42-(aq) + H2O(A) + 2eAl3+(aq) + 3e2+

Mg (aq) + 2e
+

Na (aq) + e
2+

2+

Ca (aq) + 2e
Ba (aq) + 2e
+

Li (aq) + e

Reducing Agents

E0 (Volts)

2F-(aq)
PbSO4(s) + 2H2O(A)

+2.87
+1.69

Mn2+(aq) + 4H2O(A)
Au(s)
Cl-(aq) + 4H2O(A)

+1.51
+1.50
+1.39

2Cl-(aq)
2Cr3+(aq) + 7H2O(A)

+1.36
+1.33

N2O(g) + 3H2O(A)

+1.30

2H2O(A)

+1.23

2+

+1.22

2Br (aq)
Hg(A)

+1.07
+0.85

Cl-(aq) + 2OH-(aq)

+0.84

Ag(s)
NO2(g) + H2O(A)

+0.80
+0.80

Fe2+(aq)
H2O2(A)

+0.77
+0.70

2I-(aq)
4OH-(aq)

+0.54
+0.40

Cu(s)
H2SO3 (aq) + H2O(A)

+0.34
+0.17

Sn2+(aq)

+0.15

Mn (aq) + 2H2O(A)

H2S (aq)

+0.14
-

Ag(s) + Br (aq)
H2(g)

+0.07
0.00

Pb(s)

-0.13

Sn(s)

-0.14
-

Ag(s) + I (aq)

-0.15

Ni(s)

-0.26

Co(s)

-0.28
2-

Pb(s) + SO4 (aq)

-0.36

H2Se (aq)

-0.40

Cd(s)

-0.40

2+

Cr (aq)

-0.41

Fe(s)

-0.45
-

NO(g) + 2OH (aq)

-0.46

2Ag(s) + S2-(aq)

-0.69

Zn(s)

-0.76
-

H2(g) + 2OH (aq)

-0.83

Cr(s)

-0.91

2-

Se (aq)

-0.92

SO32-(aq) + 2OH-(aq)

-0.93

Al(s)

-1.66

Mg(s)

-2.37

Na(s)

-2.71

Ca(s)

-2.87

Ba(s)

-2.91

Li(s)

-3.04