Which of the following statements about the STANDARD HYDROGEN ELECTRODE is TRUE?

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Question

(a) Hydrogen gas is bubbled through the electrode at a pressure of 2.0 atm

(b) The electrode contains a copper wire that serves as a chemically inert surface for reduction-oxidation reactions to occur

(c) The electrode contains a platinum wire that serves as a chemically inert surface for reduction-oxidation reactions to occur

(d) The standard hydrogen electrode is assigned a half-cell potential of 1.0 V

(e) None of the above statements are TRUE

"(c) The electrode contains a platinum wire that serves as a chemically inert surface for reduction-oxidation reactions to occur."

The choice of platinum for the hydrogen electrode is due to several factors:

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