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Energy, work & heat

electronvolteV

The energy change of one electron crossing one volt; exactly 1.602 176 634 × 10⁻¹⁹ J.

Dimension
energy
Canonical signature
L^2*M*T^-2
System
si accepted
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 eV = 1.602176634e-19 J
Conversion type
linear
Aliases
electron volt, electronvolts

Same dimension

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 eV = 1.602176634e-19 J

Exact relationship

10 eV = 1.602176634e-18 J

Exact relationship