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• Mercury battery — A mercury battery (also called mercuric oxide battery, or mercury cell) is a non rechargeable electrochemical battery, a primary cell. Due to the content of mercury, and the resulting environmental concerns, the sale of mercury batteries is… …   Wikipedia

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