Measurement unit: decijoule

Full name: decijoule

Plural form: decijoules

Symbol: dJ

Category type: energy

Scale factor: 0.1




SI unit: joule

The SI derived unit for energy is the joule.
1 joule is equal to 10 decijoule.



Convert decijoule to another unit

Convert decijoule to  

Valid units must be of the energy type.
You can use this form to select from known units:

Convert decijoule to  



Definition: Decijoule

The SI prefix "deci" represents a factor of 10-1, or in exponential notation, 1E-1.

So 1 decijoule = 10-1 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: decijoule