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Energy Conversions

The following are some energy conversions:

Energy  of 1 gram of antimatter 9 x 10 13 joules
Energy of 1 ton of TNT 4.26 x 10 9 joules
Heat value of 1 ton of coal 2.7 x 10 10 joules
Heat value of 1 cord of red oak 3.2 x 10 10 joules
Heat value of 100 gallons of fuel oil 1.6 x 10 10 joules
Heat value of 20,000 cu ft natural gas 2.1 x 10 10 joules
United States Energy Consumption 10 20 joules/year
   

1 Million electron volts

1.6 x 10 -13 joules

1 erg

10 -7 joules
1 newton-meter 1 joule
1 foot-pound 4.184 joules
1 Btu 1.055 x 10 3 joules
1 D-cell battery 10 4 joules
1 horsepower-hour 2.6845 x 10 6 joules
1 kilowatt-hour 3.6 x 10 6 joules

Prefixes &  Symbols

Factors Prefix Symbol

1018

  exa  E
 1015  peta  P
 1012  tera  T
 10 9  giga  G
 10 6  mega  M
 10 3 kilo k
 10 2  hecto  h
 10    deca  da
Factors Prefix Symbol

10 -1

 dec  d
 10 -2  centi c
 10 -3  milli  m
 10 -6 micro  
 10 -9  nano  n
 10 -12 pico  p
 10 -15  femto f
 10 -18  atto  a

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