Appendix L: Standard Electrode (Half-Cell) Potentials
Appendix L: Standard Electrode (Half-Cell) Potentials
| Standard Electrode (Half-Cell) Potentials | |
|---|---|
| Half-Reaction | E° (V) |
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+0.7996 |
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+0.22233 |
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−0.31 |
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+0.45 |
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+0.373 |
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+0.017 |
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−2.07 |
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−1.662 |
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−2.048 |
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+1.498 |
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+1.692 |
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−2.912 |
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−1.847 |
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+1.0873 |
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−2.868 |
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−2.483 |
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+1.61 |
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−0.4030 |
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−1.09 |
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−0.61 |
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−1.17 |
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+1.35827 |
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+0.36 |
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+0.33 |
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+0.66 |
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+0.89 |
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+1.189 |
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+1.21 |
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+1.482 |
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+1.611 |
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+1.628 |
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+1.83 |
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−0.28 |
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+0.1 |
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+0.17 |
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−0.744 |
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−0.407 |
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−0.913 |
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−0.43 |
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−0.13 |
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+1.232 |
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−1.2 |
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−1.48 |
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+0.153 |
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+0.34 |
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+0.521 |
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+2.866 |
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−0.447 |
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+0.771 |
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+0.36 |
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−0.88 |
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−1.01 |
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−0.549 |
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−2.279 |
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−2.23 |
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−0.8277 |
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+1.776 |
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0.00 |
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+0.878 |
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−1.55 |
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+0.851 |
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+0.92 |
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+0.7973 |
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+0.21 |
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+0.26808 |
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−0.37 |
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−0.04 |
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−0.70 |
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+0.5355 |
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−0.3382 |
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−2.931 |
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−2.52 |
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−3.04 |
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−2.28 |
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−2.372 |
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−1.185 |
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−0.05 |
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+0.558 |
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+1.23 |
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+1.507 |
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−2.71 |
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−2.323 |
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−0.257 |
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−0.49 |
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+1.593 |
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+0.49 |
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+0.76 |
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+0.957 |
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+0.92 |
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+0.10 |
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−1.856 |
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+0.401 |
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+0.695 |
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+1.229 |
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−0.1262 |
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+1.69 |
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−0.95 |
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−0.3505 |
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+0.987 |
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+0.591 |
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+1.20 |
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+0.58 |
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+0.755 |
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+0.68 |
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−2.03 |
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−2.92 |
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−2.98 |
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+0.44 |
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−0.47627 |
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+0.142 |
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−2.09 |
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−0.399 |
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−1.2 |
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−1.697 |
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−0.86 |
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−2.304 |
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+0.151 |
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−0.1375 |
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−0.25 |
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−0.94 |
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−2.89 |
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+0.593 |
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−1.90 |
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−1.630 |
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−1.79 |
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−1.19 |
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−2.37 |
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−0.7618 |
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−1.26 |
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−1.04 |
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−1.245 |
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−1.199 |
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−1.40 |
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−1.539 |


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![{\left[\text{Cr}{\left(\text{OH}\right)}_{4}\right]}^{-}+3{\text{e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Cr}+4{\text{OH}}^{-} {\left[\text{Cr}{\left(\text{OH}\right)}_{4}\right]}^{-}+3{\text{e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Cr}+4{\text{OH}}^{-}](https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/chemistry2eengineering/wp-content/uploads/sites/1718/2022/06/ee396d5dbab340dadec21999cd89754f.png)







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![{\left[{\text{HgBr}}_{4}\right]}^{2-}+2{\text{e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Hg}+4{\text{Br}}^{-} {\left[{\text{HgBr}}_{4}\right]}^{2-}+2{\text{e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Hg}+4{\text{Br}}^{-}](https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/chemistry2eengineering/wp-content/uploads/sites/1718/2022/06/3d6ba0f0a1b46001d3e6d080ed4d0dbb.png)

![{\left[\text{Hg}{\left(\text{CN}\right)}_{4}\right]}^{2-}+{\text{2e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Hg}+{\text{4CN}}^{-} {\left[\text{Hg}{\left(\text{CN}\right)}_{4}\right]}^{2-}+{\text{2e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Hg}+{\text{4CN}}^{-}](https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/chemistry2eengineering/wp-content/uploads/sites/1718/2022/06/f260e06f8733bed11160bf50ef7928b8.png)
![{\left[{\text{HgI}}_{4}\right]}^{2-}+{\text{2e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Hg}+{\text{4I}}^{-} {\left[{\text{HgI}}_{4}\right]}^{2-}+{\text{2e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Hg}+{\text{4I}}^{-}](https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/chemistry2eengineering/wp-content/uploads/sites/1718/2022/06/a2dc7c0f9c266c392dde2c5623823dbb.png)
















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![{\left[{\text{PdCl}}_{4}\right]}^{2-}+{\text{2e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Pd}+{\text{4Cl}}^{-} {\left[{\text{PdCl}}_{4}\right]}^{2-}+{\text{2e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Pd}+{\text{4Cl}}^{-}](https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/chemistry2eengineering/wp-content/uploads/sites/1718/2022/06/ca70da21351d6e2a53e005379231b295.png)

![{\left[{\text{PtBr}}_{4}\right]}^{2-}+{\text{2e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Pt}+{\text{4Br}}^{-} {\left[{\text{PtBr}}_{4}\right]}^{2-}+{\text{2e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Pt}+{\text{4Br}}^{-}](https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/chemistry2eengineering/wp-content/uploads/sites/1718/2022/06/695bcb563dab5ad7abfbf5944469e625.png)
![{\left[{\text{PtCl}}_{4}\right]}^{2-}+{\text{2e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Pt}+{\text{4Cl}}^{-} {\left[{\text{PtCl}}_{4}\right]}^{2-}+{\text{2e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Pt}+{\text{4Cl}}^{-}](https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/chemistry2eengineering/wp-content/uploads/sites/1718/2022/06/52b56e6aa954cbc74045c6890cfba973.png)
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![{\left[{\text{RhCl}}_{6}\right]}^{3-}+{\text{3e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Rh}+{\text{6Cl}}^{-} {\left[{\text{RhCl}}_{6}\right]}^{3-}+{\text{3e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Rh}+{\text{6Cl}}^{-}](https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/chemistry2eengineering/wp-content/uploads/sites/1718/2022/06/35704dbc7bd93d8efd0176f82ac6c60f.png)




![{\left[{\text{SiF}}_{6}\right]}^{2-}+{\text{4e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Si}+{\text{6F}}^{-} {\left[{\text{SiF}}_{6}\right]}^{2-}+{\text{4e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Si}+{\text{6F}}^{-}](https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/chemistry2eengineering/wp-content/uploads/sites/1718/2022/06/ef1f4fa02150ad4822285a21d89fc749.png)





![{\left[{\text{SnF}}_{6}\right]}^{2-}+{\text{4e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Sn}+{\text{6F}}^{-} {\left[{\text{SnF}}_{6}\right]}^{2-}+{\text{4e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Sn}+{\text{6F}}^{-}](https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/chemistry2eengineering/wp-content/uploads/sites/1718/2022/06/e17392cdd6b57c510e3d150f291d75ec.png)









![{\left[\text{Zn}{\left(\text{CN}\right)}_{4}\right]}^{2-}+{\text{2e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Zn}+{\text{4CN}}^{-} {\left[\text{Zn}{\left(\text{CN}\right)}_{4}\right]}^{2-}+{\text{2e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Zn}+{\text{4CN}}^{-}](https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/chemistry2eengineering/wp-content/uploads/sites/1718/2022/06/e169f907968f3449ba627ead164a5230.png)
![{\left[\text{Zn}{\left({\text{NH}}_{3}\right)}_{4}\right]}^{2+}+{\text{2e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Zn}+{\text{4NH}}_{3} {\left[\text{Zn}{\left({\text{NH}}_{3}\right)}_{4}\right]}^{2+}+{\text{2e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Zn}+{\text{4NH}}_{3}](https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/chemistry2eengineering/wp-content/uploads/sites/1718/2022/06/76fc08279456f13a1f92b0e73e4af8a8.png)

![{\left[\text{Zn}{\left(\text{OH}\right)}_{4}\right]}^{2}+{\text{2e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Zn}+{\text{4OH}}^{-} {\left[\text{Zn}{\left(\text{OH}\right)}_{4}\right]}^{2}+{\text{2e}}^{-}\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}⟶\phantom{\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\text{Zn}+{\text{4OH}}^{-}](https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/chemistry2eengineering/wp-content/uploads/sites/1718/2022/06/803c332f7b20ee210f690cc661ea4658.png)

