II. Fill-in-the-blank (14%)
8. The following sentences state the essence of some important/useful equations developed and used in analytical chemistry. In each of the blanks of the following question, fill, in English, one word only from the list below so as to best complete the sentence that concisely reveals the analytical chemistry concepts behind the equations. Only the singular noun of the possible answer is provided in the list.
salt, matrix, mass, sensitivity, variance, molarity, size, strength, balance, limit, aliquot, dropping, population, equilibrium, parallax, diffusion, eluate, zwitterion, ionic, diameter, standard, formal, rate, buoyant, velocity, error, conjugate, trace, saponification, Levich, Beer-Lambert, Michaelis-Menten, low, high, detection, charge, reduction, oxidation, current, potential, suspension
(a) The Nernst equation relates the _____ potential of an electrochemical reaction (half-cell or full cell reaction) to the electrode potential, temperature, and activities (often approximated by concentrations) of the chemical species undergoing reduction and oxidation.