What is an alkaline battery?

KOH and NaOH aqueous solutions are alkaline, and batteries using them as electrolytes are called alkaline batteries, including iron-nickel, nickel-cadmium, nickel-hydrogen, nickel-hydride, and zinc-silver batteries. At present, nickel-cadmium batteries are commonly used in alkaline batteries. The basic structure is shown in Figure 1. It is mainly composed of nickel hydroxide positive plate, cadmium negative plate […]