Difference between revisions of "Joule"
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| style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |1 [[Calorie]] | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |1 [[Calorie]] | ||
| style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |4.2J | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |4.2J | ||
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| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kilocalorie]] | ||
| + | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |4200J | ||
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| style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kilowatt-hour]] | | style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |1 [[kilowatt-hour]] | ||
Revision as of 17:11, 2 December 2018
Contents
Key Stage 3
Meaning
A Joule is a unit for measuring energy
About Joules
- Joules are the scientific unit for measuring energy.
- A number of Joules is written with a capital J.
Unit Comparisons
| Unit | In Joules |
| 1 Calorie | 4.2J |
| 1 kilocalorie | 4200J |
| 1 kilowatt-hour | 36,000,000J |
Converting to Joules
| Unit | To convert | Joules |
| 1 Megajoule (1MJ) | Convert to Joules x1000,000. | 1000,000J |
| 1 kilojoule (1kJ) | Convert to Joules x1000. | 1000J |
| 1 Joule (1J) | Convert to Joules x1. | 1J |
| 1 millijoule 1(mJ) | Convert to metres /1000. | 0.001J |
| 1 microjoule 1(µJ) | Convert to Joules /1000,000. | 0.000001J |