Nanojoule

Key Stage 4

Meaning

Nanojoules (nJ) are a unit of energy 1,000,000,000 times smaller than the SI Unit of the Joules.

About Microjoules

Nanojoules are shortened to nJ with a lower case n and an upper case J.

Nano means one billionth so there are 1,000,000,000 nanojoules in a Joule.

Converting to Nanojoules

Unit	To convert	Nanojoules
1 megajoule (1MJ)	Convert to nanojoules x1015	1x1015nJ
1 kilojoule (1kJ)	Convert to nanojoules x1012	1x1012nJ
1 Joule (1J)	Convert to nanojoules x109	1x109nJ
1 millijoule 1(mJ)	Convert to nanojoules x106	1x106nJ
1 microjoule 1(µJ)	Convert to nanojoules x103	1x103nJ
1 nanojoule 1(nJ)	Convert to nanojoules x1	1nJ