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This answer needs further explanation. Heat is nota 'form' of energy, but describes 'energy in transit' between a higher temperature to a lower temperature. So it is incorrect to talk about 'heat energy'. Because heat describes energy in transit, it is indeed measured in joules.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoCelsius is the most common used way to tell the temperature. Only American uses the Farienhiet.
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∙ 15y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_heat_capacity
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∙ 13y agoSI unit is Joule, J
Non SI units are calories, British Thermal units, BTU
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Although Celsius is the most common, there is also Fahrenheit and Kelvin.
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∙ 14y agocalorie
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What is the use of heat as a convenient measurement of chemical energy in any reaction?
Energy is measured in joules. Sometimes the older unit "calorie" is used instead - this is a unit defined on the basis of heat, but it is still a unit of energy.
What is the SI unit symbol for heat energy?
Heat is a form of energy. In terms of kinetic theory it can be defined asthe sum of kinetic energy of molecules in a sample of a substance.-- Its SI unit is the Joule.-- Its CGS unit is the erg = 10-7 joule.Comment'Heat' is energy in transit between a warmer body and a cooler body. The definition given in the original answer is for 'internal energy', not heat.
What unit is used too measure energy?
Energy of heat = Joules (J)
Si unit of heat?
Latent heat is a type of heat, and heat is a type of energy. Therefore, units of energy are used. In the SI, that would be the joule.
Is there a unit that represents heat energy?
Answer: Here in the US, our units of heat measurement are known as degrees.If you are referring to heat output, that would be measured in BTU's (BTU means British Thermal Units).Answer: The international (SI) unit for ANY type of energy is the joule. The older unit calorie is sometimes still used specifically for (a) heat energy and (b) food energy, but the use of the joule is encouraged instead.Another answer: The 'kelvin' is a unit of measurement for temperature.Please see the related link liseted below for further information:
What is a nonSI unit of ilumination?
The Foot Candle.
Why unit of heat is the same with energy?
Heat is a energy form.So unit of heat is the same as energy
What are the unit used to express heat?
"Heat", as used in physics, refers to heat energy - and the unit for any type of energy is the joule.
What is the nonSI unit for temperature?
The SI unit for temperature is Kelvin.Kelvin = Celsius + 273Fahrenheit and Celsius are non SI units, however, Celsius is used in science as it is so easily converted to Kelvin.
The unit of energy is the same as what?
The unit for energy is the joule. That's also the unit for work and for heat - both of which refer to energy transfers.
What unit of measurement is used for heat?
Heat is a form of energy and so the appropriate unit is a Joule.
What is the use of heat as a convenient measurement of chemical energy in any reaction?
Energy is measured in joules. Sometimes the older unit "calorie" is used instead - this is a unit defined on the basis of heat, but it is still a unit of energy.
What is a unit of heat'?
The most common units of heat are the Calorie, Joule and BTU (British thermal unit) heat is a form of energy.
How jolues are the si unit of heat?
All types of energy are measured in joules. Heat is a type of energy.
Why is the joule the SI unit of energy also the appropriate unit for measuring heat?
The SI unit for energy is the Joule. It doesn't matter whether it be heat energy, or some other form of energy.The SI unit for energy is the Joule. It doesn't matter whether it be heat energy, or some other form of energy.The SI unit for energy is the Joule. It doesn't matter whether it be heat energy, or some other form of energy.The SI unit for energy is the Joule. It doesn't matter whether it be heat energy, or some other form of energy.
What is the SI unit for heat?
The SI unit for heat is the same as for energy, the joule (newton-meter). The SI unit for temperature (comparative heat potential) is the Kelvin (K).
What is expressed in unit of calories or btu?
heat energy
