Explain why the standard electrode potentials of Li and Cs are almost identical despite the much lower

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Explain why the standard electrode potentials of Li and Cs are almost identical despite the much lower first ionization energy of caesium. How might the standard electrode potential Li(s)/Lichange in 

(i) Dimethyl sulfoxide, a strongly coordinating solvent,

(ii) A weakly coordinating ionic liquid?

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Inorganic Chemistry

ISBN: 9780198768128

7th Edition

Authors: Mark Weller, Tina Overton, Jonathan Rourke

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