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Standard cell

A cadmium-mercury cell made in a specially shaped glass container in which the two electrodes are covered with an electrolyte of cadmium sulfate. The voltage produced by a standard cell is 1.018636 volts at 20°C. A standard cell is also called a Weston standard cell or a Weston normal cell.

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