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Question
Give reasons:
Mercury cell delivers a constant potential during its life time.
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Solution
In the mercury cell, the overall reaction does not involve any ion in solution whose concentration can change during its lifetime, due to this reason its potential (1.35 V approx.) remains constant.
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