Mercury cell consists of zinc – mercury amalgam as cathode.
Important Questions on Electrochemistry
In case two cells are identical, each of emf and internal resistance , calculate the voltage across the external resistance
The circuit diagram of a potentiometer for determining the of a cell of negligible internal resistance is as shown in figure:

Derive an expression to find out internal resistance of a cell.
Two cells of emf and with internal resistance and respectively are connected in series to an external resistor (see figure). The value of at which the potential difference across the terminals of the first cell becomes zero is

In the network shown, the equivalent resistance between and is , find the value of .

The figure shows a part of a closed circuit. If the current flowing through it is then is _______

The variation of terminal potential difference with current flowing through as cell is as shown

The and internal resistance of the cell are

