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The kinetics of the silver (I)/silver (II) couple have been studied in 3 M nitric acid and 3 M perchloric acid at a platinum electrode. It has been found that silver (II) can be produced in high current yields in a fast electrode reaction although the conversion of silver (I) to silver (II) is limited by the chemical reaction of silver (II) with water. It has also been shown that silver (I) can successfully be used as a catalyst or ‘current carrier’ in the anodic oxidation of organic and inorganic substrates.
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Fleischmann, M., Pletcher, D. & Rafinski, A. The kinetics of the silver (I)/silver (II) couple at a platinum electrode in perchloric and nitric acids. J Appl Electrochem 1, 1–7 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00615740
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