Thermal battery cells utilizing AgNO/sub 3/ in LiClO/sub 4/-LiNO/sub 3/

A thermally activated electrochemical cell is provided having a low melting point electrolyte. The electrolyte is composed of a layer of a mixture of lithium perchlorate and lithium nitrate adjacent the anode and of a layer of a mixture of lithium perchlorate, lithium nitrate, and silver nitrate adjacent the cathode of the cell.