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kilojoule

kJ exact

Definition

Dimension: Energy
Symbols: kJ
System: SI
Base factor: ×1000
Exactness: exact

Follows from an SI or definitional identity — no material assumption.

Also known as

kilojouleskj

Sources

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), US Dept. of Commerce

Common conversions

for 1 kJ

joule	1,000	J	exact
megajoule	0.001	MJ	exact
gigajoule	0.000001	GJ	exact
kilowatt hour	0.000277778	kWh	exact
megawatt hour	0.000000277778	MWh	exact
British thermal unit	0.947817	BTU	standard definition
million British thermal units	0.000000947817	MMBTU	standard definition
therm (US)	0.00000947817	therm	standard definition
tonne of oil equivalent	0.0000000238846	toe	standard definition

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What is energy? Energy is the capacity to do work — one quantity, many units (joules, watt-hours, calories, BTU).