Commonly used unit of energyAbility to do work or diffuse heat. The unit of energy is th... in atomic and nuclear physics. An electronElementary particle with a negative electrical elementary ch... volt is the kinetic energyAbility to do work or diffuse heat. The unit of energy is th... gained by an electronElementary particle with a negative electrical elementary ch... or other simply charged particles when passing through a voltage difference of 1 Volt in vacuum. 1 eVSymbol for electron volt. is equal to the energyAbility to do work or diffuse heat. The unit of energy is th... of 1.602 · 10-19 J. Derived greater units:
Kiloelectron volt (keVKiloelectron volt; 1 keV = 1,000 eV; See 'Electron volt'.) = 1,000 eVSymbol for electron volt.
Megaelectron volt (MeVMegaelectron volt, 1,000,000 eV.) = 1,000,000 eVSymbol for electron volt.
Gigaelectron volt (GeVGigaelectron volt; 1 GeV = 1 billion eV; (see 'electron volt...) = 1,000,000,000 eVSymbol for electron volt.
Illustration of the electronElementary particle with a negative electrical elementary ch... volt energyAbility to do work or diffuse heat. The unit of energy is th... unit