Write the Nernst equations for the variation of half-cell potentials with activities of species in the following half-cells: (a) Cr₂O,2-, Cr³+ | Pt; (b) saturated calomel electrode; (c) quinone, hydroquinone | Pt; (d) H* | CH4, CO₂, Pt.

Write the Nernst equations for the variation of half-cell potentials with activities of species in the following half-cells: (a) Cr₂O,2-, Cr³+ | Pt; (b) saturated calomel electrode; (c) quinone, hydroquinone | Pt; (d) H* | CH4, CO₂, Pt.

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