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Kilojoule

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Meaning

Kilojoules (kJ) are a unit of energy 1,000 times larger than the SI Unit of the joules.

About Kilojoules

Kilojoules are shortened to kJ with a lower case k and an upper case J.
Kilo means one thousand so there are 1,000 Joules in a kilojoule.

Converting to Kilojoules

Unit To convert Kilojoules
1 megajoules (1MJ) Convert to kilojoules x103 1x103kJ
1 kilojoules (1kJ) Convert to kilojoules x100 1x100kJ
1 Joule (1J) Convert to kilojoules x10-3 1x10-3kJ
1 millijoules 1(mJ) Convert to kilojoules x10-6 1x10-6kJ
1 microjoules 1(µJ) Convert to kilojoules x10-9 1x10-9kJ
1 nanojoules 1(nJ) Convert to kilojoules x10-12 1x10-12kJ