Joule

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Joule is the SI unit of energy, named after the English physicist James Prescott Joule for his work on the mechanical equivalent of heat.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf SI derived unit
unit of energy
appearsIn SI Brochure
coherentWithSI true
conversionToBTU 1 J ≈ 9.4782×10^-4 BTU
conversionToCalorie 1 J ≈ 0.239 cal
conversionToFootPound 1 J ≈ 0.737562 ft·lbf
conversionToKilowattHour 1 J = 2.7777778×10^-7 kWh
definedAs the work done when a force of one newton displaces an object by one metre in the direction of the force
dimension M L^2 T^-2
equivalentTo 0.239005736 calorie (thermochemical)
1×10^7 erg
6.241509074e18 electronvolt (approximately)
coulomb volt
newton metre
pascal cubic metre
watt second
hasMultiple gigajoule
kilojoule
megajoule
hasSubmultiple microjoule
millijoule
nanojoule
inSIBaseUnits kilogram metre squared per second squared
isStandardUnitFor energy in SI
heat in SI
work in SI
namedAfter James Prescott Joule NERFINISHED
namedBy International System of Units NERFINISHED
partOf International System of Units NERFINISHED
quantityMeasured energy
heat
work
relatedToConcept mechanical equivalent of heat
relatedUnit calorie
electronvolt
newton
watt
SIBaseUnitExpression kg·m^2·s^-2
status accepted SI derived unit
symbol J
usedIn electromagnetism
engineering
mechanics
quantum physics
thermodynamics
usedToMeasure chemical energy
electrical energy
kinetic energy
potential energy
radiant energy
thermal energy

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James Prescott Joule hasUnitNamedAfter Joule
this entity surface form: joule
James Prescott Joule nameOfUnit Joule
this entity surface form: joule