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ELECTROCHEMICAL PRINCIPLES AND REACTIONS 2.11
Salt bridge to
H electrode
2
Capillary
Mercury
Counterelectrode electrode
Electrolyte
solution
FIGURE 2.7 Experimental arrangement to measure interfacial surface tension at the mercury-
electrolyte interface.
Radius r
Mercury
Height h
Electrolyte
solution
FIGURE 2.8 Close-up of the mercury-electrolyte
interface in a capillary immersed in an electrolyte
solution.