Abstract
Probe-beam deflection (PBD) was used to monitor concentration gradients of anions adjacent to the surface of a platinum electrode in acidic aqueous media containing H 3PO 4. PBD can measure the potential-dependent extent of adsorption of H 2 PO 4 - on the Pt electrode surface and permits the Langmuir isotherm to be fitted to the experimental data. The value thus obtained for the surface concentration was 1.3 × 10 −11 mol mm −2, or 1.7 atoms of Pt per H 2 PO 4 - . Also, the electron transfer number obtained was 0.24, signifying an incomplete transfer of charge, and the equilibrium constant is 1.80 suggesting a reversible adsorption process.
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