“…In other words, the excess free charge on the electrode surface can be deduced, in principle, from the polarization curve of electrochemical reactions. , In this vein, the peroxodisulfate (PDS, S 2 O 8 2– ) reduction, S 2 O 8 2– + 2e – → 2(SO 4 2– ) with a standard equilibrium potential of 2.01 V SHE , , has been long-employed as a model reaction for this purpose on different metals, including, but not limited to, mercury, mercury-like metals (Cd, , Bi, , etc. ), and transition metals (Au ,, and Pt).…”