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Kiloelectronvolts to Joules Converter

Convert kiloelectronvolts (keV) to joules (watt-seconds) (J), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.

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Result
1.602176634 × 10⁻¹⁶ J
kilojoules
1.602176634 × 10⁻¹⁹ kJ
megajoules
1.602176634 × 10⁻²² MJ
gigajoules
1.602176634 × 10⁻²⁵ GJ
calories (thermochemical)
3.82929405832 × 10⁻¹⁷ cal
kilocalories (food Calories)
3.82929405832 × 10⁻²⁰ kcal
megacalories
3.82929405832 × 10⁻²³ Mcal
watt-hours
4.45049065 × 10⁻²⁰ Wh
kilowatt-hours
4.45049065 × 10⁻²³ kWh
megawatt-hours
4.45049065 × 10⁻²⁶ MWh
British thermal units (IT)
1.51857044347 × 10⁻¹⁹ Btu
million Btu
1.51857044347 × 10⁻²⁵ MMBtu
therms (100,000 Btu)
1.51857044347 × 10⁻²⁴ thm
quads (10¹⁵ Btu)
1.51857044347 × 10⁻³⁴ quad
electronvolts
1,000 eV
megaelectronvolts
0.001 MeV

1 keV = 1.602176634 × 10⁻¹⁶ J

Show the working
  1. 1 keV = 1.602176634e-16 J
  2. 1 × 1.602176634e-16 = 1.602176634e-16 J

How to convert kiloelectronvolts to joules

1 keV = 1.602176634 × 10⁻¹⁶ J, so multiply by 1.602176634 to go from kiloelectronvolts to joules (watt-seconds). Going the other way, 1 J = 6.24150907446 × 10¹⁵ keV.

J = keV × 1.602176634
keV = J × 6.24150907446

Worked example:

1 keV = 1.602176634e-16 J
5 × 1.602176634e-16 = 8.01088317e-16 J

Kiloelectronvolts to joules table

KiloelectronvoltsJoules
1 keV1.602176634 × 10⁻¹⁶ J
2 keV3.204353268 × 10⁻¹⁶ J
3 keV4.806529902 × 10⁻¹⁶ J
4 keV6.408706536 × 10⁻¹⁶ J
5 keV8.01088317 × 10⁻¹⁶ J
6 keV9.613059804 × 10⁻¹⁶ J
7 keV1.1215236438 × 10⁻¹⁵ J
8 keV1.2817413072 × 10⁻¹⁵ J
9 keV1.4419589706 × 10⁻¹⁵ J
10 keV1.602176634 × 10⁻¹⁵ J
15 keV2.403264951 × 10⁻¹⁵ J
20 keV3.204353268 × 10⁻¹⁵ J
25 keV4.005441585 × 10⁻¹⁵ J
30 keV4.806529902 × 10⁻¹⁵ J
40 keV6.408706536 × 10⁻¹⁵ J
50 keV8.01088317 × 10⁻¹⁵ J
75 keV1.2016324755 × 10⁻¹⁴ J
100 keV1.602176634 × 10⁻¹⁴ J
250 keV4.005441585 × 10⁻¹⁴ J
500 keV8.01088317 × 10⁻¹⁴ J
1000 keV1.602176634 × 10⁻¹³ J

About the units

Kiloelectronvolts (keV)
Kiloelectronvolts, a specialised unit. Definition: NIST CODATA: elementary charge (exact since the 2019 SI redefinition).
Joules (J)
Joules (watt-seconds), a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure, 9th edition (SI units, prefixes and units accepted for use with the SI).

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