why does mercury cell give a constant voltage throughout its life?
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The cell potential of a Mercury cell remains constant throughout it's life as the overall reaction doesn't invovle any ion in the solution whose concentration may change.
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Life time of any cell depends upon ions present in cell. Ions are not involved in the overall cell reaction of mercury cell. Hence, mercury cell has a constant cell potential throughout its useful life.
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