标准电极电势可以用来计算化学电池或原电池的电化学势或电极电势。本表中所给出的电极电势以以下条件测得：

单击每栏上方的符号可将数据按元素符号、反应物、产物或标准电极电势值排序。

注：(s) – 固体；(l) – 液体；(g) – 气体；(aq) – 水溶液；(Hg) – 汞齐。

The galvanic series (or electropotential series) determines the nobility of metals and semi-metals. When two metals are submerged in an electrolyte, while also electrically connected by some external conductor, the less noble (base) will experience galvanic corrosion. The rate of corrosion is determined by the electrolyte and the difference in nobility. The difference can be measured as a difference in voltage potential: the less noble metal is the one with a lower (that is, more negative) electrode potential than the nobler one, and will function as the anode (electron or anion attractor) within the electrolyte device functioning as described above (a galvanic cell). Galvanic reaction is the principle upon which batteries are based.