Latimer oxidation-potential diagrams

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Latimer oxidation-potential diagrams are electrochemical charts that summarize the standard reduction potentials between different oxidation states of an element, introduced by chemist Wendell M. Latimer to simplify redox analysis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf analytical chemistry tool
electrochemical diagram
redox potential chart
appliesTo single chemical element at a time
assumesCondition aqueous solution
standard conditions
assumesMedium usually water as solvent
comparedWith Frost diagrams NERFINISHED
Pourbaix diagrams NERFINISHED
componentOf inorganic chemistry teaching
undergraduate electrochemistry curriculum
dataSource experimentally measured standard reduction potentials
dataType thermodynamic data
describes different oxidation states of a chemical element
standard reduction potentials
field electrochemistry
inorganic chemistry
physical chemistry
hasAlternativeName Latimer diagrams NERFINISHED
hasDirectionConvention potentials written left-to-right for reduction of species on the left to species on the right
hasNotation E° values written between oxidation states
helpsWith balancing redox equations conceptually
understanding redox series of an element
introducedBy Wendell M. Latimer NERFINISHED
namedAfter Wendell M. Latimer NERFINISHED
purpose simplify redox analysis
summarize standard reduction potentials between oxidation states of an element
relatedTo Nernst equation NERFINISHED
electrochemical series
relatesConcept Gibbs free energy change NERFINISHED
cell potential
comproportionation reactions
disproportionation reactions
redox couples
reliesOn standard hydrogen electrode reference
representationForm linear sequence of oxidation states connected by E° values
represents sequential redox steps between oxidation states
typicalAxisLayout no explicit axes, oxidation states arranged in a line
usedBy chemical educators
chemists
students of chemistry
usedFor calculating potentials for multi‑step redox processes
deriving overall redox potentials from stepwise data
predicting stability of oxidation states
predicting tendency toward disproportionation
usesQuantity standard electrode potential

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Wendell Mitchell Latimer notableConcept Latimer oxidation-potential diagrams