Calorie (cal) - Unit Information & Conversion

Symbol:cal
Plural:calories
Category:Energy

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Calorie Conversion Formulas

To Joule:

1 cal = 4.184 J
Example: 5 calories = 20.92 joules

To Kilojoule:

1 cal = 0.004184 kJ
Example: 5 calories = 0.02092 kilojoules

To Megajoule:

1 cal = 0.000004 MJ
Example: 5 calories = 0.000021 megajoules

To Gigajoule:

1 cal = 4.1840e-9 GJ
Example: 5 calories = 2.0920e-8 gigajoules

To Watt-hour:

1 cal = 0.001162 Wh
Example: 5 calories = 0.005811 watt-hours

To Kilowatt-hour:

1 cal = 0.000001 kWh
Example: 5 calories = 0.000006 kilowatt-hours

To Megawatt-hour:

1 cal = 1.1622e-9 MWh
Example: 5 calories = 5.8111e-9 megawatt-hours

To Kilocalorie:

1 cal = 0.001 kcal
Example: 5 calories = 0.005 kilocalories

To British Thermal Unit:

1 cal = 0.003966 BTU
Example: 5 calories = 0.019828 BTUs

To Therm:

1 cal = 3.9657e-8 therm
Example: 5 calories = 1.9828e-7 therms

To Foot-pound:

1 cal = 3.08596 ft⋅lb
Example: 5 calories = 15.4298 foot-pounds

To Electronvolt:

1 cal = N/A eV
Example: 5 calories = N/A electronvolts

To Erg:

1 cal = 41840000 erg
Example: 5 calories = 209200000 ergs

To Quad:

1 cal = 3.9657e-18 quad
Example: 5 calories = 1.9828e-17 quads

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