Abstract
Mercury batteries have an appreciably higher energy-to-weight ratio than carbon-zinc batteries, resulting from the high energy density of the materials used in their construction. Thus mercury batteries are only one-third the size of conventional dry batteries of the same capacity. The mercury batteries discussed below are characterised, in addition to high energy density, by a steady voltage on discharge and the absence of recuperation periods.
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Crompton, T.R. (1982). Mercury — Zinc and other Mercury Types of Battery. In: Small Batteries. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06319-2_4
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