What Does Standard Reference Electrode (SRE) Mean? A standard reference electrode is an electrode that has a known electrical potential. A standard reference electrode has many uses, but the most common is when it is used to determine the potential of another material in an electrochemical cell. What is standardRead More →

In the body, it is oxidized to mercuric mercury and binds to sulfhydryl group, which gets deposited in the kidneys and then eliminated mainly in urine. Calomel generates reactive oxygen species and depletes glutathione. It is neurotoxic, if swallowed and causes lung toxicity, if inhaled. What is a calomel electrodeRead More →