Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Unit of energy.
7 letter answer(s) to unit of energy
CALORIE
a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food
a unit of heat, equal to 4.1868 joules (International Table calorie): formerly defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1°C under standard conditions.
unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure
3 letter answer(s) to unit of energy
ERG
a cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter
5 letter answer(s) to unit of energy
JOULE
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889)
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