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	**” An alkaline battery (IEC code: L) is a type of primary battery where the electrolyte (most commonly [[potassium hydroxide]] ) has a [[pH value]] above 7. Typically, these batteries derive energy from the reaction between [[zinc]] metal and [[manganese dioxide]] .		**” An alkaline battery (IEC code: L) is a type of primary battery where the electrolyte (most commonly [[potassium hydroxide]] ) has a [[pH value]] above 7. Typically, these batteries derive energy from the reaction between [[zinc]] metal and [[manganese dioxide]] .
	*Slightly more energy density than a [[Zinc-Carbon Battery]] and less prone to leakage/corrosion		*Slightly more energy density than a [[Zinc-Carbon Battery]] and less prone to leakage/corrosion
			*’’’[[Nominal Voltage]] / “Fully Charged” around 1.5v’’’
			**Discharged varies on how sensitive a decide is to low input voltage, some devices (ie [[Joule Thief]] as an extreme example) can use what may have been “dead” batteries from another device
			**1.36v is pretty much done, even in small digital devices

	=Form Factors Typically Offered=		=Form Factors Typically Offered=

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=Basics=
*From Wikipedia:
**” An alkaline battery (IEC code: L) is a type of primary battery where the electrolyte (most commonly [[potassium hydroxide]] ) has a [[pH value]] above 7. Typically, these batteries derive energy from the reaction between [[zinc]] metal and [[manganese dioxide]] .
*Slightly more energy density than a [[Zinc-Carbon Battery]] and less prone to leakage/corrosion

=Form Factors Typically Offered=
*Typically offered in:
**AAA (the smallest)
**AA
**C (larger but not worth it (ie either commit to larger, or use smaller)
**D (typically used in heavy draw devices, also useful for long runtime/emergency use stuff)
***Somewhat obsolete in the world of Rechargeable Batteries however
**6v “Lantern Battery”
***Largely obsolete in the world of Cheap LED Lights, although a LED Light using this type of battery could probably run for eons (unlike the old Incandescent/Halogen/CFL lights etc)
**[[9v Battery]]
***Odd connector, mainly used in [[Smoke Detectors]] / [[Carbon Monoxide Alarms]] etc

=Recycling=
*Who can take them?

=Internal Links=
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=External Links=
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