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. 2019 Aug 16;10(38):8735–8743. doi: 10.1039/c9sc02227a

Table 1. Standard electrode and Nernst electrode potentials vs. SHE of the involved half-cell reactions.

Half cell E 0 [V] E NERNST [V] Source E0
e + [AuCl2] ⇌ Au0 + 2Cl 1.15 0.97 ± 0.03 36
e + H2O ⇌ eaq –2.79 –2.28 ± 0.36 26
e + H+ ⇌ H˙ –2.23 –2.09 ± 0.15 26
O2 + H+ + e ⇌ HO2˙ –0.04 –0.27 ± 0.12 27
2H2O + 2e ⇌ H2 + 2OH –0.83 –0.26 ± 0.42 37
2H+ + 2e ⇌ H2 0.00 –0.09 ± 0.05 37
O2 + e ⇌ O2˙ –0.33 0.05 ± 0.14 27
O2 + 2H+ + 2e ⇌ H2O2 0.70 0.49 ± 0.12 37
O2 + H+ + e ⇌ HO2 1.02 0.65 ± 0.16 27
O2 + 2H2O + 4e ⇌ 4OH 0.40 0.78 ± 0.28 37
HO2˙ + e ⇌ HO2 0.73 0.88 ± 0.24 27
O2˙ + 2H+ + e ⇌ H2O2 1.73 0.92 ± 0.28 27
O2 + 2H+ + 4e ⇌ 2H2O 1.27 0.98 ± 0.12 37
H2O2 + 2H+ + e ⇌ 2H2O 1.76 1.05 ± 0.25 37
HO2˙ + H+ + e ⇌ H2O2 1.46 1.18 ± 0.13 38
OH˙ + e ⇌ OH 1.83 1.95 ± 0.12 27
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