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Definition of Mercury cell
1. Noun. A primary cell consisting of a zinc anode and a cathode of mercury oxide and an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mercury Cell
Literary usage of Mercury cell
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"The advantages of the mercury cell are : (1) the purity of both the chlorine and
the caustic alkali produced, which are very important advantages ; (2) the ..."
2. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"The current efficiency of the modern mercury cell is stated to be not less than
90 pc, and the voltage required 4-3 volts. ..."
3. The Mineral Industry (1902)
"... described during the past year laboratory investigations with a new form of
mercury cell in which a falling stream of mercury is used as cathode between ..."
4. A Practical Introduction to Medical Electricity by Armand de Watteville (1884)
"Trouv6, of Paris, has made an ingenious portable mercury cell which enters into
action only when turned upside down. The cell is hermetical, and very well ..."
5. Dental Electro-therapeutics by Ernest Sturridge (1918)
"Leclanche Wet and Dry Cells—Smee Cell—Bichromate of Potash Cell— Persulphate of
mercury cell—Bunsen Cell—Grove Cell—Daniell Cell— Secondary Batteries or ..."
6. Electricity: Its Theory, Sources, and Applications by John T. Sprague (1884)
"THE SULPHATE OF mercury cell.—This, which is called from its inventor, the Marie-Davy
... CLARK'S mercury cell. — This was devised by Mr. Latimer Clark, ..."
7. The Applications of Electrolysis in Chemical Industry by Arthur James Hale (1918)
"The advantages of the mercury cell are— (1) Concentrated soda liquor can be obtained
... On the other hand it is claimed by mercury cell advocates that the ..."
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