2 Electrochemical processes occurring in aqueous solutions are critically dependent upon the interaction between the metal electrode and the solvent. In this work we use density functional theory to calculate the range of potentials for which molecular water and its activation products (adsorbed hydrogen and hydroxide) are stable when in contact with an immersed Ni(111) electrode. Changes in the adsorption geometries of water and its dissociation products are also determined as functions of potential. We find that, at zero
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