1 E0 J - Definition and Overview
To help compare different
orders of magnitude
this page lists energies between 1 and 10
joules
.
Weaker energies
1 joule is equal to:
0.0000002778
kilowatt-hour
0.0002390
calorie
(food)
0.0002778
watt-hour
0.000948
British thermal unit
0.0098692 litre-
atmosphere
0.2390
calorie
(small calories are rarely used any more)
0.738
foot-pound
force
1 W·s (
watt
second
)
1 N·m (
newton
metre
)
23.73 foot-
poundals
10,000,000
ergs
1 J – The energy required to lift a small apple (102
g
) one
metre
against Earth's gravity
4.184 J – 1 thermochemical
calorie
(exact)
4.1868 J – 1 International Table
calorie
(exact)
Stronger energies
External links
Conversion Calculator for Units of Energy
(
http://www.ex.ac.uk/trol/scol/ccenrgy.htm
)
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