The present application discloses a secondary battery and a battery module, a battery pack and an apparatus containing the secondary battery. The secondary battery comprises a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, a separator and an electrolyte; the positive electrode plate comprising a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode film disposed on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector and comprising a positive electrode active material; the negative electrode plate comprising a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode film disposed on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector and comprising a negative electrode active material; wherein the positive electrode active material comprises one or more of lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxides and lithium nickel cobalt aluminium oxides; the negative electrode active material comprises a silicon-based material and a carbon material; and the secondary battery satisfies: 1.05≤K≤1.25.