Complex sentence: The anode is an amalgam of cadmium with mercury, the cathode is of pure mercury over which a paste of mercurous sulphate and mercury is placed, the electrolyte is a saturated solution of cadmium sulfate octahydrate and the depolarizer is a paste of mercurous sulfate.
Split into simpler sentences: The anode is an amalgam of cadmium with mercury with a cathode of pure mercury over which a paste of mercurous sulphate and mercury is placed. The electrolyte is a saturated solution of cadmium sulfate octahydrate, and the depolarizer is a paste of mercurous sulfate.