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-4 different regions
-3 type of lines
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a) No dissolved oxygen
(1)
(2)
EH+/H2= -0.059 pH
Potential - pH (Pourbaix) Diagram of water
(2)
Above equation is for acid solution, what about for alkaline and
neutral solution??? No oxygen condition
No Oxygen Yet
EH+/H2 = 0 (pH=0)
Eq. condition
E= -0.059 *7 = -0.413 V
(6)
with
Oxygen
E= 1.229
If pH=0 (Eq. condition)
Potential - pH (Pourbaix) Diagram of water
pourbaix diagram is a plot of reversible electrode potential and pH (pH measures the
oxidizing or reducing power of the solution);
O2
H2