Some Experimental Factors which Govern the Potential of the Palladium Hydride Electrode at 25 to 195°C

Abstract

A purpose of this paper is to present some of the experimental electrochemical properties of the palladium hydride electrode that have been found between 25 and 200°C. The electrode potentials of palladium hydride were studied in aqueous solutions of sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid, in the presence and absence of carbon dioxide and nitrogen. All potentials are measured with respect to a platinum-hydrogen electrode. Use of relative resistance is made to establish the hydrogen-palladium composition and potential dependency as a function of time, temperature and pressure. Some simple polarization studies are also reported on fully equilibrated palladium hydride electrodes.