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An electronvolt (eV) is a unit of energy that measures the kinetic energy gained by a single electron when it accelerates through an electric potential difference of one volt. Physicists use electronvolts as a standard way to describe energy in atomic and subatomic processes, where the more familiar joule would result in impractically small numbers.
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- electronvolt
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- Non-SI accepted unit
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- energy
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- eV
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- CGS units
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- kilowatt-hours
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- kilocalories (thermochemical)
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- BTUs
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- conversion to SI unit
- 0.0000000000000000001602176634