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What is the value of the corrosion potential (E_corr) for a silver metal electrode in 0.1M silver nitrate (AgNO3) solution of pH 5.5 and temperature 25°C, assuming the electrode as standard hydrogen electrode (SHE) reference?

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To calculate the corrosion potential  E_corr  for a silver metal electrode in a 0.1M silver nitrate  AgNO3  solution of pH 5.5 and temperature 25C, we need to consider the Nernst equation. The Nernst equation relates the reduction potential of an electrochemical reaction  half-cell or full cell reaction  to the standard electrode potential, temperature, and activities  often approximated by concentrations  of the chemical species undergoing reduction and oxidation.For the silver metal electrode, the half-cell reaction is:Ag+ + e-  Ag s The standard electrode potential  E  for this reaction is +0.7996 V vs. SHE.The Nernst equation is given by:E = E -  RT/nF  * ln Q where:E = corrosion potentialE = standard electrode potential  +0.7996 V for Ag+/Ag R = gas constant  8.314 J/molK T = temperature in Kelvin  25C = 298.15 K n = number of electrons transferred  1 for Ag+/Ag F = Faraday's constant  96485 C/mol Q = reaction quotient, which is equal to [Ag+]/[Ag] for this reactionSince the silver metal electrode is in a 0.1M AgNO3 solution, the concentration of Ag+ ions is 0.1M. The concentration of Ag is not relevant in this case, as it is a solid and its activity is considered constant.Now, we can plug in the values into the Nernst equation:E = 0.7996 -  8.314 * 298.15 /  1 * 96485   * ln 0.1 E  0.7996 - 0.0257 * ln 0.1 E  0.7996 + 0.0592E  0.8588 VSo, the corrosion potential  E_corr  for a silver metal electrode in a 0.1M silver nitrate  AgNO3  solution of pH 5.5 and temperature 25C, assuming the electrode as standard hydrogen electrode  SHE  reference, is approximately 0.8588 V.

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