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Electrochemistry Oxidation and Reduction Potentials

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An electrode has a positive standard oxidation potential when its corresponding standard reduction potential is:

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Correct Answer: A) Negative

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For the same half-reaction, E°oxidation = −E°reduction, so a negative reduction potential gives a positive oxidation potential.

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