›› Measurement unit: petajoule

Full name: petajoule

Plural form: petajoules

Symbol: PJ

Category type: energy

Scale factor: 1.0E+15


›› SI unit: joule

The SI derived unit for energy is the joule.
1 joule is equal to 1.0E-15 petajoule.


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›› Definition: Petajoule

The SI prefix "peta" represents a factor of 1015, or in scientific notation, 1E15.

So 1 petajoule = 1015 joules.

The definition of a joule is as follows:

The joule (symbol J, also called newton meter, watt second, or coulomb volt) is the SI unit of energy and work. The unit is pronounced to rhyme with "tool", and is named in honor of the physicist James Prescott Joule (1818-1889).


›› Sample conversions: petajoule

petajoule to megaton [explosive]
petajoule to kilowatt hour
petajoule to microjoule
petajoule to tonne of oil equivalent
petajoule to gram calorie
petajoule to kilocalorie [I.T.]
petajoule to petawatthour
petajoule to calorie [thermochemical]
petajoule to thermie
petajoule to kilogram calorie


›› Common misspellings of petajoule

petajoulle

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