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List of energies in joules
To help compare different orders of magnitude, the following list describes various energy levels between 10−31 joules and 1070 joules.
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Energies below 1 J
- 1.602 × 10−31 J — 1 peV
- 3.0 × 10−31 J (1.8 peV) — average kinetic energy of a molecule at lowest temperature reached (the lowest energy level attained)
- 1.5 × 10−23 J (0.093 meV) — Average kinetic energy of a molecule at the coldest place known (temperature 1 K)
- 1.602 × 10−23 J — 0.1 meV
- 1.602 × 10−22 J — 1 meV
- 1.602 × 10−21 J — 0.01 eV
- 4.37 × 10−21 J (0.0273 eV) — Average kinetic energy of a molecule at room temperature
- 1.602 × 10−20 J — 0.1 eV
- 1.602 × 10−19 J — 1 electron volt (eV)
- 1.602 × 10−19 J — Average kinetic energy of a molecule at 11300 °C
- 2.7–5.2 × 10−19 J — Range of energy of photons of visible light
- 5.0 × 10−18 — 50 eV — upper bound of the mass-energy of a neutrino
- 5.0 × 10−14 — 500,000 eV — Upper bound of mass-energy of Muon neutrino
- 5.1 × 10−14 — 510,000 eV — mass-energy of electron
- 10−13 — 1,000,000 eV — 1 MeV — 1.602 × 10−13 J
- 1.602 × 10−12 J — 10 MeV
- 1.602 × 10−11 J — 100 MeV
- 1.5 × 10−10 J (940 MeV) — mass-energy of a proton
- 1.602 × 10−10 J — 1000 MeV
- 1.602 × 10−9 J — 10 GeV
- 8 × 10−9 J (50 GeV) — Initial operating energy per beam of the CERN Large Electron Positron collider (1983).
- 1.3 × 10−8 J (80.411 GeV) — mass-energy of a W Boson
- 1.602 × 10−8 J — 100 GeV
- 4.3 × 10−8 J (270 GeV) — Operating energy per beam of the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron accelerator reached in 1981.
- 1.602 × 10−6 J — 10 TeV
- 1.602 × 10−5 J — 100 TeV
- 1.602 × 10−4 J — 1000 TeV
- 2 × 10−4 J (1250 TeV) — Expected ion collision energy level of the Large Hadron Collider being built at CERN (2005).
Energies between 1 J and 1 E15 J
- 1 J — The energy required to lift a small apple (102 g) one metre
- 1 joule is equal to:
- 0.000 000 278 Kilowatt-hours
- 0.239 calories
- 0.000 948 British thermal units
- 0.738 foot pounds force
- 1 Ws (Watt second)
- 1 Nm (Newton metre)
- 23.7 foot poundals
- 10,000,000 ergs
- 4.184 J — 1 thermochemical calorie
- 4.186 J — 1 International Table calorie
- 1,000 J — Energy stored in a typical photography studio strobe unit
- 1,055 J — 1 British thermal unit
- 1,360 J — energy received from the Sun at the Earth's orbit by one square metre in one second
- 3,600 J — 0.001 kWh
- 4,184 J — energy released by explosion of one gram of TNT
- 4,186 J — 1 kcal (colloq. Calorie)
- 1.7 × 104 J, or 4 dietary calories — energy released by metabolism of one gram of sugar or protein
- 36,000 J — 0.01 kWh
- 3.8 × 104 J, or 9 dietary calories — energy released by metabolism of one gram of fat
- 44,742 J — a power of one horsepower applied for one minute
- 5.0 × 104 J — energy released by combustion of one gram of gasoline
- 60,000 J — a power of one kilowatt applied for one minute
- 200,000–500,000 J — the kinetic energy of a car at highway speeds
- 360,000 J — 0.1 kWh
- 745,700 J — a power of 100 horsepower applied for ten seconds
- 2,684,520 J — a power of one horsepower applied for one hour
- 3,600,000 J (or 3.6 MJ) — 1 kWh (kilowatt-hour)
- 4.184 × 106 J — energy released by explosion of one kilogram of TNT
- 106 J = 239 kcal — the nutritional value of a snack (e.g. a Mars bar) is around that value, typical servings of staple food such as 150 g rice or 200 g wheat bread as well.
- 1500 kcal = 6.3 × 106 is an often recommended value for the nurtional energy a woman not doing heavy labour needs per day (2000 kcal = 8.4 × 106 for men).
- 2.68 × 107 J — a power of ten horsepower applied for one hour
- 3.6 × 107 J — 10 kWh
- 4.8 × 107 J — energy released by combustion of one kilogram of gasoline
- 3.6 × 108 J — 100 kWh
- 1.5 × 109 J — energy in an average lightning bolt
- 1.6 × 109 J — energy in an average tankful (45 litres) of gasoline
- 3.2 × 109 J — 900 kWh: approximate annual power use of a standard clothes dryer
- 3.6 × 109 J — 1000 kWh
- 4.184 × 109 J — energy released by explosion of 1 ton of TNT
- 3.6 × 1010 J — 10 MWh
- 7.2 × 1010 J — energy consumed by the average automobile in the United States in 2000
- 3.6 × 1011 J — 100 MWh
- 3.6 × 1012 J — 1,000,000 kWh, or 0.001 TWh
- 4.184 × 1012 J — energy released by explosion of 1 kiloton of TNT
- 3.6 × 1013 J — 0.01 TWh
- 9.0 × 1013 J — Theoretical total mass-energy of one gram of matter
Energies 1 E15 J and above
- 1.74 × 1016 J — total energy from the Sun that hits the Earth in one second
- 8.403 TWh (3.03 × 1016 J) — electricity consumption in Zimbabwe in 1998
- 3.6 × 1016J — 10 TWh
- 9.0 × 1016 J — Theoretical total mass-energy of a kilogram of matter
- 1.5 × 1017 J (150 PJ) — estimated energy released by Krakatoa eruption
- 2.5 × 1017 J — energy release of the largest nuclear weapon ever tested
- 3.6 × 1017J — 100 TWh
- 4 × 1017J — 111 TWh — electricity consumption of Norway in 1998.
- 3.6 × 1018 J — 1000 TWh
- 1.04 × 1019J — total energy from the Sun that hits the Earth in one minute
- 1.339 × 1019J — 3719.5 TWh — total production of electrical energy in the US in 2001
- 3.6 × 1019J — 10,000 TWh
- 9.0 × 1019 J — theoretical total mass-energy of 1000 kg of matter
- 1.05 × 1020 J — energy consumed by the United States in one year (2001)
- 3.6 × 1020 J — 100,000 terawatt-hours (TWh)
- 4.26 × 1020 J — energy consumed by the world in one year (2001)
- 6.2 × 1020 J — total energy from the Sun that hits the Earth in one hour
- 3.6 × 1021 J — 1,000,000 TWh
- 6.0 × 1021 J — energy in world's estimated natural gas reserves (2003)
- 7.4 × 1021 J — energy in world's estimated petroleum reserves (2003)
- 2.6 × 1022 J — energy in world's estimated coal reserves (2003)
- 3.6 × 1022J — 10,000,000 TWh
- 3.9 × 1022 J — energy in world's estimated total fossil fuel reserves (2003)
- 1.5 × 1023J — total energy from the Sun that hits the Earth in 24 hours
- 3.6 × 1023J — 100,000,000 TWh
- 3.6 × 1024 J — 1,000,000,000 TWh
- 3.6 × 1030 J — 1015 TWh
- 2.4 × 1032 J — gravitational binding energy of the earth
- 3.6 × 1036 J — 1021 TWh
- 1.2 × 1037 J — energy output of the Sun in one millennium
- 3.6 × 1039 J — 1024 TWh
- 1.2 × 1040 J — energy output of the Sun in a million years
- 5.37 × 1041 J — Theoretical total mass-energy of the mass of the Earth
- 6.9 × 1041 J — gravitational binding energy of the sun
- 3.6 × 1042 J — 1027 TWh
- 3.6 × 1045 J — 1030 TWh
- 1047 J — The energy released in a gamma ray burst
- 1.8 × 1047 J — Theoretical total mass-energy of the mass of the Sun
- 1070 J — Estimated theoretical total mass-energy of the the universe (the largest known energy level)
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