Question

define mercury cell?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

mercury battery (also called mercuric oxide battery, mercury cell, button cell, or Ruben-Mallory) is a non-rechargeable electrochemical battery, a primary cell. Mercury batteries use a reaction between mercuric oxide and zinc electrodes in an alkaline electrolyte.

Answer 2

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Mercury cell

A primary cell consisting of a zinc anode and a cathode of mercury oxide and an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide.

Mercury oxide cells are constructed with a zinc anode, a mercury oxide cathode, and potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide as the electrolyte. Since mercuric oxide is a non-conductor, some graphite is mixed with it.During discharge, zinc oxidizes to zinc oxide, and mercuric oxide gets reduced to elemental mercury.

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