The calorie was originally defined as the amount of heat required at a pressure of 1 standard atmosphere to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1° Celsius. Since 1925 this calorie has been defined in terms of the joule, the definition since 1948 being that one calorie is equal to approximately 4.2 joules.
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What is the relationship between energy and calories?
Calories are the amount of energy released when your body breaks down (digests and absorbs) food. The more calories a food has, the more energy it can provide to your body. When you eat more calories than you need, your body stores the extra calories as body fat. Even a fat-free food can have a lot of calories.
What is the relationship between a KiloJoule and a joule?
Joules and KiloJoules are units of the international system of units (SI) that measure energy. The standard symbol for Joule is J, whereas the symbol for KiloJoule is KJ. 1 J equals precisely 0.001 KJ, therefore there are 1,000 Joules in a KiloJoule.
Which is bigger calorie or joule?
The unit joule is defined in terms of work done. However, the calorie is defined in terms of the heat energy as follows: One calorie is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a one gram of water by one degree Celsius. Hence, we see here that the calorie is numerically, greater than the joule.
What is the relationship between a calorie and a kilocalorie which unit is larger?
To ease calculations, energy is expressed in 1000-calorie units known as kilocalories. That is, 1 Calorie is equivalent to 1 kilocalorie
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