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Calculate the corrosion potential of copper in a galvanic couple with a standard hydrogen electrode at 298 K, given that the standard electrode potential of copper is +0.34 V and the standard electrode potential of hydrogen is 0 V.

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The corrosion potential of copper in a galvanic couple with a standard hydrogen electrode can be calculated using the Nernst equation:E = E -  RT/nF  * ln Q where:E = corrosion potentialE = standard electrode potentialR = gas constant  8.314 J/molK T = temperature  298 K n = number of electrons transferred in the redox reaction  2 for copper F = Faraday's constant  96485 C/mol Q = reaction quotientFor a galvanic couple with a standard hydrogen electrode, the reaction quotient  Q  is equal to 1, as the concentrations of the involved species are at their standard states.The standard electrode potential of copper  E  is given as +0.34 V, and the standard electrode potential of hydrogen  E  is 0 V. Since the copper electrode is coupled with the standard hydrogen electrode, we can directly use the standard electrode potential of copper as the corrosion potential in this case:E = E Cu  = +0.34 VSo, the corrosion potential of copper in a galvanic couple with a standard hydrogen electrode at 298 K is +0.34 V.

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