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10.13: Standard Reduction Potentials

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The following table provides Eo and Eo ́ values for selected reduction reactions. Values are from the following sources (primarily the first two):

  • Bard, A. J.; Parsons, B.; Jordon, J., eds. Standard Potentials in Aqueous Solutions, Dekker: New York, 1985
  • Milazzo, G.; Caroli, S.; Sharma, V. K. Tables of Standard Electrode Potentials, Wiley: London, 1978;
  • Swift, E. H.; Butler, E. A. Quantitative Measurements and Chemical Equilibria, Freeman: New York, 1972.
  • Bratsch, S. G. "Standard Electrode Potentials and Temperature Coefficients in Water at 298.15K, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1989, 18, 1–21.
  • Latimer, W. M. Oxidation Potentials, 2nd. Ed., Prentice-Hall: Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1952

Solids, gases, and liquids are identified; all other species are aqueous. Reduction reactions in acidic solution are written using H+ in place of H3O+. You may rewrite a reaction by replacing H+ with H3O+ and adding to the opposite side of the reaction one molecule of H2O per H+; thus

H3AsO4 + 2H+ +2e \rightleftharpoons HAsO2 +2H2O

becomes

H3AsO4 + 2H3O+ +2e \rightleftharpoons HAsO2 +4H2O

Conditions for formal potentials (Eo ́) are listed next to the potential.

For most of the reduction half-reactions gathered here, there are minor differences in values provided by the references above. In most cases, these differences are small and will not affect calculations. In a few cases the differences are not insignificant and the user may find discrepancies in calculations. For example, Bard, Parsons, and Jordon report an Eo value of –1.285 V for

\text{Zn(OH)}_4^{2-} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Zn}(s) + 4\text{OH}^-\nonumber

while Milazzo, Caroli, and Sharma report the value as –1.214 V, Swift reports the value as –1.22, Bratsch reports the value as –1.199 V, and Latimer reports the value as –1.216 V.

Aluminum E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Al}^{3+} + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Al}(s)

–1.676  
\text{Al(OH)}_4^- + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Al}(s) + 4\text{OH}^- –2.310  

\text{AlF}_6^{3-} + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Al}(s) + 6\text{F}^-

–2.07  
Antimony E (V) Eo ́ (V)
\text{Sb} + 3\text{H}^+ + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{SbH}_3(g) –0.510  
\text{Sb}_2\text{O}_5 + 6\text{H}^+ + 4e^- \rightleftharpoons 2\text{SbO}^+ + 3\text{H}_2\text{O}(l) 0.605  
\text{SbO}^+ + 2\text{H}^+ + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Sb}(s) + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l) 0.212  
Arsenic E (V) Eo ́ (V)
\text{As}(s) + 3\text{H}^+ + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{AsH}_3(g) –0.225  
\text{H}_3\text{AsO}_4 + 2\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{HAsO}_2 + 2\text{H}_2\text{O}(l) 0.560  
\text{HAsO}_2 + 3\text{H}^+ + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{As}(s) + 2\text{H}_2\text{O}(l) 0.240  
Barium E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Ba}^{2+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Ba}(s)

–2.92  

\text{BaO}(s) + 2\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Ba}(s) + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

–2.166  

 

Beryllium E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Be}^{2+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Be}(s)

–1.99  
Bismuth E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Bi}^{3+} + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Bi}(s)

0.317

 
\text{BiCl}_4^- + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Bi}(s) + 4\text{Cl}^-

0.199

 
Boron E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{B(OH)}_3 + 3\text{H}^+ + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{B}(s) + 3\text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

–0.890

 

\text{B(OH)}_4^- + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{B}(s) + 4\text{OH}^-

–1.811

 
Bromine E (V) Eo ́ (V)
\text{Br}_2(l) + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons 2\text{Br}^-

1.087

 

\text{HOBr} + \text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Br}^- + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

1.341

 

\text{HOBr} + \text{H}^+ + e^- \rightleftharpoons \frac{1}{2} \text{Br}_2 + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

1.604

 

\text{BrO}^- + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l) + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Br}^- + 2\text{OH}^-

 

0.76 in 1 M NaOH

\text{BrO}_3^- +6\text{H}^+ + 5e^- \rightleftharpoons \frac{1}{2} \text{Br}_2(l) + 3\text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

1.5

 

\text{BrO}_3^- + 6\text{H}^+ +6e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Br}^- + 3\text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

1.478

 
Cadmium E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Cd}^{2+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Cd}(s)

–0.4030

 

\text{Cd(CN)}_4^{2-} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Cd}(s) + 4\text{CN}^-

–0.943

 

\text{Cd(NH}_3)_4^{2+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Cd}(s) + 4\text{NH}_3

–0.622

 
Calcium E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Ca}^{2+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Ca}(s)

–2.84

 
Carbon E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{CO}_2(g) + 2\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{CO}(g) + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

–0.106

 

\text{CO}_2(g) + 2\text{H}^+ +2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{HCO}_2\text{H}

–0.20

 

2\text{CO}_2(g) + 2\text{H}^+ +2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{H}_2\text{C}_2\text{O}_4

–0.481

 

\text{HCHO} + 2\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{CH}_3\text{OH}

0.2323

 
Cerium E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Ce}^{3+} + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Ce}(s)

–2.336

 

\text{Ce}^{4+} + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Ce}^{3+}

1.72

1.70 in 1 M HClO4

1.44 in 1 M H2SO4

1.61 in 1 M HNO3

1.28 in 1 M HCl

Chlorine E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Cl}_2(g) + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons 2\text{Cl}^-

1.396

 

\text{ClO}^- + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l) + e^- \rightleftharpoons \frac{1}{2} \text{Cl}_2(g) + 2\text{OH}^-

 

0.421 in 1 M NaOH

\text{ClO}^- + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l) + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Cl}^- + 2\text{OH}^-

 

0.890 in 1 M NaOH

\text{HClO}_2 + 2\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{HOCl} + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

1.64

 
Chlorine E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{ClO}_3^- + 2\text{H}^+ + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{ClO}_2(g) + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

1.175

 

\text{ClO}_3^- + 3\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{HClO}_2 + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

1.181

 

\text{ClO}_4^- + 2\text{H}^+ +2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{ClO}_3^- + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

1.201

 
Chromium E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Cr}^{3+} + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Cr}(s)

–0.424

 

\text{Cr}^{2+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Cr}(s)

–0.90

 

\text{Cr}_2\text{O}_7^{2-} + 14\text{H}^+ + 6e^- \rightleftharpoons 2\text{Cr}^{3+} + 7\text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

1.36

 

\text{CrO}_4^{2-} + 4\text{H}_2\text{O}(l) + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Cr(OH)}_4^- + 4\text{OH}^-

  –0.13 in 1 M NaOH
Cobalt E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Co}^{2+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Co}(s)

–0.277

 

\text{Co}^{3+} + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Co}(s)

1.92

 

\text{Co(NH}_3)_6^{3+} + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Co(NH}_3)_6^{2+}

0.1

 

\text{Co(OH)}_3(s) + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Co(OH)}_2(s) + \text{OH}^-

0.17

 

\text{Co(OH)}_2(s) + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Co}(s) + 2\text{OH}^-

–0.746

 
Copper E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Cu}^+ + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Cu}(s)

0.520

 

\text{Cu}^{2+} + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Cu}^+

0.159

 

\text{Cu}^{2+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Cu}(s)

0.3419

 

\text{Cu}^{2+} + \text{I}^- + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{CuI}(s)

0.86

 

\text{Cu}^{2+} + \text{Cl}^- + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{CuCl}(s)

0.559

 
Fluorine E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{F}_2(g) + 2\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons 2\text{HF}(g)

3.053

 

\text{F}_2(g) + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons 2\text{F}^-

2.87

 
Gallium E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Ga}^{3+} + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Ga}(s)

–0.529  
Gold E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Au}^+ + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Au}(s)

1.83

 

\text{Au}^{3+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Au}^+

1.36

 

\text{Au}^{3+} + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Au}(s)

1.52

 

\text{AuCl}_4^- + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Au}(s) + 4\text{Cl}^-

1.002

 
Hydrogen E (V) Eo ́ (V)

2\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{H}_2 (g)

0.00000

 

\text{H}_2\text{O}(l) + e^- \rightleftharpoons \frac{1}{2} \text{H}_2(g) + \text{OH}^-

–0.828

 
Iodine E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{I}_2(s) + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons 2\text{I}^-

0.5355

 
Iodine E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{I}_3^- + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons 3\text{I}^-

0.536

 

\text{HIO} + \text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{I}^- + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

0.985

 

\text{IO}_3^- + 6\text{H}^+ + 5e^- \rightleftharpoons \frac{1}{2} \text{I}_2(s) + 3\text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

1.195

 

\text{IO}_3^- + 3\text{H}_2\text{O}(l) + 6e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{I}^- +6\text{OH}^-

0.257

 
Iron E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Fe}^{2+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Fe}(s)

–0.44

 

\text{Fe}^{3+} + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Fe}(s)

–0.037

 

\text{Fe}^{3+} + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Fe}^{2+}

0.771

0.70 in 1 M HCl

0.767 in 1 M HClO4

0.746 in 1 M HNO3

0.68 in 1 M H2SO4

0.44 in 0.3 M H3PO4

\text{Fe(CN)}_6^{3-} + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Fe(CN)}_6^{4-}

0.356

 

\text{Fe(phen)}_3^{3+} + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Fe(phen)}_3^{2+}

1.147

 
Lanthanum E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{La}^{3+} + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{La}(s)

–2.38

 
Lead E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Pb}^{2+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Pb}(s)

–0.126

 

\text{PbO}_2(s) + 4\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Pb}^{2+} + 2\text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

1.46

 

\text{PbO}_2(s) + \text{SO}_4^{2-} + 4\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{PbSO}_4(s) + 2\text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

1.690

 

\text{PbSO}_4(s) + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Pb}(s) + \text{SO}_4^{2-}

–0.356

 
Lithium E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Li}^+ + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Li}(s)

–3.040

 
Magnesium E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Mg}^{2+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Mg}(s)

–2.356

 

\text{Mg(OH)}_2(s) + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Mg}(s) + 2\text{OH}^-

–2.687

 
Manganese E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Mn}^{2+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Mn}(s)

–1.17

 

\text{Mn}^{3+} + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Mn}^{2+}

1.5

 

\text{MnO}_2(s) + 4\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Mn}^{2+} + 2\text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

1.23

 

\text{MnO}_4^- + 4\text{H}^+ +3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{MnO}_2(s) + 2\text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

1.70

 

\text{MnO}_4^- + 8\text{H}^+ + 5e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Mn}^{2+} + 4\text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

1.51

 

\text{MnO}_4^- + 2\text{H}_2\text{O}(l) + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{MnO}_2(s) + 4\text{OH}^-

0.60

 
Mercury E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Hg}^{2+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Hg}(l)

0.8535

 

2\text{Hg}^{2+} +2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Hg}_2^{2+}

0.911

 
Mercury E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Hg}_2^{2+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons 2\text{Hg}(l)

0.7960

 

\text{Hg}_2\text{Cl}_2(s) + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons 2\text{Hg}(l) + 2\text{Cl}^-

0.2682

 

\text{HgO}(s) + 2\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Hg}(l) + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

0.926

 

\text{Hg}_2\text{Br}_2(s) + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons 2\text{Hg}(l) + 2\text{Br}^-

1.392

 

\text{Hg}_2\text{I}_2(s) + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons 2\text{Hg}(l) + 2\text{I}^-

–0.0405

 
Molybdenum E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Mo}^{3+} + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Mo}(s)

–0.2

 

\text{MoO}_2(s) + 4\text{H}^+ + 4e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Mo}(s) + 2\text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

–0.152

 

\text{MoO}_4^{2-} + 4\text{H}_2\text{O}(l) + 6e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Mo}(s) + 8\text{OH}^-

–0.913

 
Nickel E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Ni}^{2+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Ni}(s)

–0.257

 

\text{Ni(OH)}_2(s) + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Ni}(s) + 2\text{OH}^-

–0.72

 

\text{Ni(NH}_3)_6^{2+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Ni}(s) + 6\text{NH}_3

–0.49

 
Nitrogen E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{N}_2(g) + 5\text{H}^+ + 4e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{N}_2\text{H}_5^+

–0.23

 

\text{N}_2\text{O}(g) + 2\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{N}_2(g) + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

1.77

 

2\text{NO}(g) + 2\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{N}_2\text{O}(g) + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

1.59

 

\text{HNO}_2 + \text{H}^+ + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{NO}(g) + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

0.996

 

2\text{HNO}_2 + 4\text{H}^+ + 4e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{N}_2\text{O}(g) + 3\text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

1.297

 

\text{NO}_3^- + 3\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{HNO}_2 + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

0.94

 
Oxygen E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{O}_2(g) + 2\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{H}_2\text{O}_2

0.695

 

\text{O}_2(g) + 4\text{H}^+ + 4e^- \rightleftharpoons 2\text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

1.229

 

\text{H}_2\text{O}_2 + 2\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons 2\text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

1.763

 

\text{O}_2(g) + 2\text{H}_2\text{O}(l) + 4e^- \rightleftharpoons 4\text{OH}^-

0.401

 

\text{O}_3(g) + 2\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{O}_2(g) + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

2.07

 
Phosphorous E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{P}(s, white) + 3\text{H}^+ + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{PH}_3(g)

–0.063

 

\text{H}_3\text{PO}_3 + 2\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{H}_3\text{PO}_2 + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

–0.499

 

\text{H}_3\text{PO}_4 + 2\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{H}_3\text{PO}_3 + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

–0.276

 
Platinum E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Pt}^{2+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Pt}(s)

1.188

 

\text{PtCl}_4^{2-} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Pt}(s) + 4\text{Cl}^-

0.758

 
Potasium E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{K}^+ + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{K}(s)

–2.924

 
Ruthenium E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Ru}^{3+} + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Ru}(s)

0.249

 

\text{RuO}_2(s) + 4\text{H}^+ + 4e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Ru}(s) + 2\text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

0.68

 

\text{Ru(NH}_3)_6^{3+} + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Ru(NH}_3)_6^{2+}

0.10

 

\text{Ru(CN)}_6^{3-} + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Ru(CN)}_6^{4-}

0.86

 
Selenium E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Se}(s) + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Se}^{2-}

 

–0.67 in 1 M NaOH

\text{Se}(s) + 2\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{H}_2\text{Se}(g)

–0.115

 

\text{H}_2\text{SeO}_3 + 4\text{H}^+ + 4e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Se}(s) + 3\text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

0.74

 

\text{SeO}_4^{3-} + 4\text{H}^+ + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{H}_2\text{SeO}_3 + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

1.151

 
Silicon E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{SiF}_6^{2-} + 4e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Si}(s) + 6\text{F}^-

–1.37

 

\text{SiO}_2(s) + 4\text{H}^+ + 4e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Si}(s) + 2\text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

–0.909

 

\text{SiO}_2(s) + 8\text{H}^+ + 8e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{SiH}_4(g) + 2\text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

–0.516

 
Silver E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Ag}^+ + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Ag}(s)

0.7996

 

\text{AgBr}(s) + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Ag}(s) + \text{Br}^-

0.071

 

\text{Ag}_2\text{C}_2\text{O}_4(s) + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons 2\text{Ag}(s) + \text{C}_2\text{O}_4^{2-}

0.47

 

\text{AgCl}(s) + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Ag}(s) + \text{Cl}^-

0.2223

 

\text{AgI}(s) + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Ag}(s) + \text{I}^-

–0.152

 

\text{Ag}_2\text{S}(s) + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons 2\text{Ag}(s) + \text{S}^{2-}

–0.71

 

\text{Ag(NH}_3)_2^+ + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Ag}(s) + 2\text{NH}_3

–0.373

 
Sodium E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Na}^+ + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Na}(s)

–2.713

 
Strontium E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Sr}^{2+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Sr}(s)

–2.89

 
Sulfur E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{S}(s) + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{S}^{2-}

–0.407

 

\text{S}(s) + 2\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{H}_2\text{S}(g)

0.144

 

\text{S}_2\text{O}_6^{2-} + 4\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons 2\text{H}_2\text{SO}_3

0.569

 

\text{S}_2\text{O}_8^{2-} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons 2\text{SO}_4^{2-}

1.96

 

\text{S}_4\text{O}_6^{2-} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons 2\text{S}_2\text{O}_3^{2-}

0.080

 

2\text{SO}_3^{2-} + 2\text{H}_2\text{O}(l) + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{S}_2\text{O}_4^{2-} + 4\text{OH}^-

–1.13

 

2\text{SO}_3^{2-} + 3\text{H}_2\text{O}(l) + 4e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{S}_2\text{O}_3^{2-} + 6\text{OH}^-

 

–0.576 in 1 M NaOH

2\text{SO}_4^{2-} + 4\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{S}_2\text{O}_6^{2-} + 2\text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

–0.25

 

\text{SO}_4^{2-} + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l) + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{SO}_3^{2-} + 2\text{OH}^-

–0.936

 

\text{SO}_4^{2-} + 4\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{H}_2\text{SO}_3 + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

0.172

 
Thallium E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Tl}^{3+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Tl}^+

 

1.25 in 1 M HClO4

0.77 in 1 M HCl

\text{Tl}^{3+} + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Tl}(s)

0.742  
Tin E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Sn}^{2+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Sn}(s)

 

–0.19 in 1 M HCl

\text{Sn}^{4+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Sn}^{2+}

0.154

0.139 in 1 M HCl

Titanium E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Ti}^{2+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Ti}(s)

–0.163

 

\text{Ti}^{3+} + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Ti}^{2+}

–0.37

 
Tungsten E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{WO}_2(s) + 4\text{H}^+ + 4e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{W}(s) + 2\text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

–0.119

 

\text{WO}_3(s) + 6\text{H}^+ + 6e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{W}(s) + 3\text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

–0.090

 
Uranium E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{U}^{3+} + 3e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{U}(s)

–1.66

 

\text{U}^{4+} + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{U}^{3+}

–0.52

 

\text{UO}_2^+ + 4\text{H}^+ + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{U}^{4+} + 2\text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

0.27

 

\text{UO}_2^{2+} + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{UO}_2^+

0.16

 

\text{UO}_2^{2+} + 4\text{H}^+ + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{U}^{4+} + 2\text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

0.327

 
Vanadium E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{V}^{2+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{V}(s)

–1.13

 

\text{V}^{3+} + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{V}^{2+}

–0.255

 

\text{VO}^{2+} + 2\text{H}^+ + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{V}^{3+} + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

0.337

 

\text{VO}_2^{+} + 2\text{H}^+ + e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{VO}^{2+} + \text{H}_2\text{O}(l)

1.000

 
Zinc E (V) Eo ́ (V)

\text{Zn}^{2+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Zn}(s)

–0.7618

 

\text{Zn(OH)}_4^{2-} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Zn}(s) + 4\text{OH}^-

–1.285

 

\text{Zn(NH}_3)_4^{2+} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Zn}(s) + 4\text{NH}_3

–1.04

 

\text{Zn(CN)}_4^{2-} + 2e^- \rightleftharpoons \text{Zn}(s) + 4\text{CN}^-

–1.34

 

This page titled 10.13: Standard Reduction Potentials is shared under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by David Harvey.

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