Controlled Potential Reactions of Cadmium and Silver in Alkaline Solution

Abstract

Data are reported on the electrochemical oxidation and reduction of both cadmium and silver in potassium hydroxide electrolyte obtained using techniques in which the overpotential was the independent and the current the dependent variable. The rate of oxidation of cadmium is maximum at overpotentials of 18.0 and approximately 40.0 mv. The rate of reduction of cadmium and the rate of oxidation of silver are both monotonically increasing functions of the overpotential.