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Conversion between Energy Units

 

Description

Examples

References

Description

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In certain fields, for example, chemistry and physics, it is often useful to convert between various energy units.  Common examples are the conversions among frequency (MHz), wavenumber (1/cm), energy (hartrees), molar energy (kJ/mol), and temperature (kelvin).

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Energy conversions are performed by using the 'energy'=true option with the functions convert/units and convert/dimensions.

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Energy conversions may be seen as applying the following transformations on the dimensions of the units:

1 second =

c meters

1 kilogram =

c/h per meter

1 kelvin =

k/(h*c) per meter

1 ampere =

1/sqrt(1e7*c*h) per meter

1 candela =

1/(683*c^2*h) per square meter steradian

  

where c is the absolute value of the speed of light in meters per second, by definition 299792458, h is the absolute value of the Planck constant in joule seconds, approximately 6.6260755×10−34, and k is the absolute value of the Boltzmann constant in joules per kelvin, approximately 1.380658×10−23.

Examples

Convert the wavenumber to frequency, energy, molar energy, and temperature.

convert1centimeter,dimensions,energy=true

1length

(1)

convert83.59347279,units,1centimeter,megahertz,energy=true

2.506069268×106

(2)

convert83.59347279,units,1centimeter,attojoules,energy=true

0.001660539049

(3)

convert83.59347279,units,1centimeter,kilojoulesmole,energy=true

1.000000006

(4)

convert83.59347279,units,1centimeter,kelvin,energy=true

120.2723964

(5)

Convert the SI unit coulombs to its associated units in the CGS electromagnetic (EMU) and electrostatic (ESU) systems.

convertC,dimensions,energy=true

1

(6)

convert1.6021917×10−19,units,C,sqrtcentimetersgram,energy=true

1.602191700×10−20

(7)

convert1.6021917×10−19,units,C,centimeters32gram12second,energy=true

4.803249879×10−10

(8)

Convert the speed of light into units of action (1 planck = 1 joule second).

convertms,dimensions,energy=true

1

(9)

convert2.99792458×108,units,ms,planck,energy=true

6.626070041×10−34

(10)

Additional examples:

convertW,dimensions,energy=true

1length2

(11)

convert299.7924580,units,newtons,watts,energy=true

8.987551787×1010

(12)

convert299.7924580,units,joule,sqrtwatts,energy=true

1.164642654×1019

(13)

References

  

Lide, David, R., ed. Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. CRC Press, 1996.

See Also

convert/dimensions

convert/units

Units

Units/Details

Units/Index