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THE accuracy of the measurement of half-wave potentials has been limited by the magnitude of the ohmic potential term for the cell. They can be determined accurately, however, even in solutions of high resistance, if the three-electrode cell is used1.
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GARDNER, H. Accurate Potentials with the Dropping Mercury Cathode. Nature 167, 158–159 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/167158a0
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