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1 E4 J
To help compare different
orders of magnitude
we list here
energies
between 10,000
joules
and 100,000 joules.
Weaker energies
1.36 × 10
4
J -- energy received from the
Sun
at the
Earth
's orbit by
one
square metre
in
one
second
1.7 × 10
4
J, or 4 dietary
calories
-- energy released by metabolism of
one
gram
of
sugar
or
protein
36,000 J -- 0.01
kWh
3.8 × 10
4
J, or 9 dietary calories -- energy released by metabolism of one gram of
fat
44,742 J -- a power of one
horsepower
applied for
one minute
5.0 × 10
4
J -- energy released by combustion of
one
gram
of
gasoline
60,000 J -- a power of one
kilowatt
applied for
one minute
Stronger energies
External link
Conversion Calculator for Units of ENERGY
(
http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/ccenrgy.htm
)
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