J.R. S. answered 06/24/17
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The standard hydrogen electrode is usually made of platinum. The strip of platinum is then placed in contact with an aqueous solution containing 1 M H+.which is in equilibrium with H2 gas. The temperature is 25ºC and the pressure is 1 atm. for a Standard Hydrogen Electrode (SHE).