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Different between usage of Ag and Au electrodes?

 
 
Majo
 
Reply Wed 11 Sep, 2013 10:16 am
Hi everybody,
I would like to ask you one question. Why is popular or better to use Ag (silver) electrodes than Au (gold) electrodes for the ECG/EMG measurements? All what I know is that silver electrodes have very low half-cell potential, but I don not know what does it mean.

Than you very much

Best regards
Majo
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Reply Wed 11 Sep, 2013 08:55 pm
@Majo,
I'd say cost mostly.

Chemically Au is more inert than Ag, but the coin metals are all great conductors (Au>Ag>Cu).

Both Au and Ag have low half cell reactions (as does copper) which is a benefit for measuring pH as the potential to moving coulombs of electrons and charged ions like any battery or rust pit. Coin metals have very stable bases of measurement.

Ask your science teacher about cleaning tarnished silver with aluminum foil in a warm solution of baking soda.

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