Solvent effect on standard electrode potential: Part V. Silver-silver chloride electrode in tert-butyl alcohol + water mixtures

The electromotive force measurements of the cell Pt, H₂ (gas, 1 atm); HCl (m), X % Bu ^tOH, Y% H₂O; AgCl, Ag, at nine different temperatures ranging from 15 to 55°C at 5° intervals, have been used to determine the standard potentials of the silver-silver chloride electrode in eighteen tert-butyl alcohol+water solvent mixtures containing up to 90 wt. % alcohol. The standard molal potentials in each solvent have been represented as a function of temperature. The standard thermodynamic functions for the cell reaction, the primary medium effects of various solvents upon HCl, and the standard thermodynamic quantities for the transfer of one mole of HCl from water to tert-butyl alcohol+water media have been evaluated. The results have been discussed in the light of ion-solvent interactions as well as the structural changes of the solvents.