How many erg in 1 kilogram calorie?
The answer is 41858000000.
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The SI derived unit for energy is the joule.
1 joule is equal to 10000000 erg, or 0.00023890295761862 kilogram calorie.
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An erg is the unit of energy and mechanical work in the centimetre-gram-second (CGS) system of units, symbol "erg". Its name is derived from the Greek word meaning "work".
The large calorie or kilogram calorie approximates the energy needed to increase the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1 °C. This is about 4.185 kJ, and exactly 1000 small calories.
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