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`AMENDMENT TO THE CLAIMS
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`The following claim listing replaces all prior listings and versions of the claims:
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`LISTING OF CLAIMS
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`1. (Previously Presented) An alkaline battery comprising:
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`a tubular battery case;
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`a positive electrode filled in the battery case, and including a stack of n pieces of hollow
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`tubular pellets;
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`a negative electrode disposed in hollow portionsof the pellets;
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`a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and
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`an alkaline electrolytic solution,
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`wherein the battery case includes a body portion having a thickness of 0.15 mm orless,
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`the positive electrode contains manganese dioxide and a conductive agent,
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`nis an integer of 3 or more, and
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`a first proportion is lower than a second proportion, wherethe first proportion is a
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`proportion of a mass of the conductive agent in a total mass of the manganese dioxide and the
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`conductive agent in at least one whole pellet positioned in a middle portion in a height direction
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`of the stack, and the second proportion is a proportion of a mass of the conductive agentin a total
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`mass of the manganese dioxide and the conductive agent in at least one whole pellet positioned
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`in one of end portionsin the height direction of the stack.
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`2. (Original) The alkaline battery according to claim 1, wherein the first proportion is
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`lowerthan the second proportion in each ofthe pellets positioned in both end portions in the
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`height direction of the stack.
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`3. (Previously Presented) The alkaline battery according to claim 1, wherein a difference
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`between the first proportion and the second proportion is 2.1% by mass or more.
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`4. (Previously Presented) The alkaline battery according to claim 1, wherein thefirst
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`proportion is 5.9% by mass orless.
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`Application No.: 16/979,581
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`5-6. (Cancelled)
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`7. (Previously Presented) The alkaline battery according to claim 1, wherein the body
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`portion has a thickness of 0.08 mm or more.
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`8. (Previously Presented) The alkaline battery according to claim 1, wherein a density of
`the manganese dioxidein each ofthe pellets is 2.76 g/cm? or more and 3.14 g/cm’orless.
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`9. (Previously Presented) The alkaline battery according to claim 1, wherein a difference
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`between the density of the manganese dioxide of at least one whole pellet positioned in the
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`middle portion in the height direction of the stack and the density of the manganesedioxideofat
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`least one whole pellet positioned in the end portionsin the height direction of the stack is 0.2
`g/cm?orless.
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`10. (Previously Presented) The alkaline battery according to claim 1, wherein n is an
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`integer of 3 or more and 8 orless.
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`11-14. (Cancelled)
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`15. (Previously Presented) The alkaline battery according to claim 1, wherein:
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`when n is an odd number,the at least one whole pellet positioned in a middle portion in a
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`height direction of the stack is a pellet through which a center plane in the height direction of the
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`stack passes, and
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`when n is an even number,the at least one whole pellet positioned in a middle portion in
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`a height direction of the stack is at least one of two pellets sandwichingthe center plane.
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