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keV to J Converter

Convert kiloelectronvolt (keV) to joule (J). Enter a value for an instant result, or use the examples and reverse conversion below.

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Result1.60218e-16 J1 keV = 1.60218e-16 J
HOW IT IS CALCULATED

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Enter a kiloelectronvolt value to calculate joule with full internal precision before display rounding.

Display PrecisionAuto · 6 significant digits

Auto trims unnecessary zeroes and uses scientific notation for extreme magnitudes. Use Digits to set the display precision; calculations retain full precision.

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All units in this quantity

UnitSymbolConverted value
ergfrom keVerg0.00000000160218
microjoulefrom keVµJ1.60218e-10
millijoulefrom keVmJ1.60218e-13
joulefrom keVJ1.60218e-16
kilojoulefrom keVkJ1.60218e-19
megajoulefrom keVMJ1.60218e-22
gigajoulefrom keVGJ1.60218e-25
watt-hourfrom keVWh4.45049e-20
kilowatt-hourfrom keVkWh4.45049e-23
megawatt-hourfrom keVMWh4.45049e-26
thermochemical caloriefrom keVcalₜₕ3.82929e-17
thermochemical kilocaloriefrom keVkcalₜₕ3.82929e-20
International Table caloriefrom keVcalIT3.82673e-17
International Table British thermal unitfrom keVBtuIT1.51857e-19
U.S. thermfrom keVtherm US1.51893e-24
foot pound-forcefrom keVft·lbf1.1817e-16
electronvoltfrom keVeV1000
kiloelectronvoltfrom keVkeV1
megaelectronvoltfrom keVMeV0.001
gigaelectronvoltfrom keVGeV0.000001
ton of TNTfrom keVt TNT3.82929e-26

SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.

keV to J Conversion Reference

Kiloelectronvolt (keV) and joule (J) are units of energy & work. Use this page to convert in either direction.

Conversion Examples

Kiloelectronvolt to Joule
Kiloelectronvolt (keV)Joule (J)
1 keV1.60218e-16 J
5 keV8.01088e-16 J
10 keV1.60218e-15 J
100 keV1.60218e-14 J

Examples are rounded to 6 significant digits. The interactive converter retains full calculation precision; change Display Precision to see more digits.

Reverse Conversion

J to keV (joule to kiloelectronvolt)

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