An electrode has a negative electrode potential. Which statement is correct rega

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An electrode has a negative electrode potential. Which statement is correct regarding the potential energy of an electron at this electrode?

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An electrode has a negative electrode potential. Which statement is correct regarding the potential energy of an electron at this electrode?

An electron at this electrode has a higher potential energy than it has at a standard hydrogen electrode. An electron at this electrode has a lower potential energy than it has at a standard hydrogen electrode. An electron at this electrode has the same potential energy as it has at a standard hydrogen electrode.

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An electrode has a negative potential, that means the electrode is oxidized easily and it acts as reductant.

This electrode loses electrons, this indicates it donate the electrons to others that is why it acts as reductant.

So electron at this electrode has higher potential energy that is why this electron is transferred to another species to get lower energy.

Correct statement is

An electron at this electrode has a higher potential energy than it has at a standard hydrogen electrode.

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