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The energy from nuclear fusion would be measured in Joules, as for all energies. The power of the process would be in Joules/sec or watts. For an individual nuclear reaction, physicists use the electron volt, which is a very small amount, 1 ev = 1.6 x 10-19 Joules. A fusion of deuterium and tritium nuclei will produce about 17 Mev, or 27.2 x 10-13 Joules. This may appear less than for nuclear fission which produces about 200 Mev per nucleus, but as these are much lighter elements (isotopes of hydrogen), the energy produced per kg of fuel is greater for fusion. These amounts look very small, but there are a lot of nuclei per kg!
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∙ 14y agoScientists use the electron volt (ev), which is a very small unit of energy, 1.6 x 10-19 Joules. The energy produced by fission of one U-235 nucleus is 200 Mev, or 3.2 x 10-11 Joules. In practical terms, the power produced by a nuclear reactor is measured as thermal energy and expressed in megawatts (MW).
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Which unit of measure is used to indicate the Gibbs free energy change?
kJ
What is the most common unit used to measure the energy of biological systems?
Energy is measured in Joules for all applications. However in nutrition calories are also used. There is a fixed relation, 1 calorie = 4.2 Joules.
What is the unit of energy used to measure mechanical energy?
by adding the objects kinetic energy and potential energy
What units do you use to measure energy?
The SI unit of energy is the joule (J) Energy levels in atoms are sometimes measured in electron-volts (eV)
What is the metric unit for measuring energy?
Joules are the metric units used to measure energy. When you are working with any form of energy you state them in joules.
What units of measure are used to measure nuclear energy?
Nuclear energy is measured in mega electron volts.
What is the unit of measure used for energy?
The joule.
What is the unit of energy used to measure chemical energy in food is called?
Calorie is the unit used to express chemical energy in food.
What are joules in an energy pyramid?
Joule is the unit used to measure energy.
What symbol is used to measure energy?
If you refer to the unit, the international unit for energy is the joule; the symbol is "J".
What unit is used too measure energy?
Energy of heat = Joules (J)
What is th SI unit used to measure energy?
joule
Unit of measure for the energy stored in foods?
Kilo joules are used to measure the amount of energy stored in food.
What is the unit used to measure chemical energy?
The unit used for ANY type of energy is the joule.
What unit is used to measure energy of an electron?
joules or kilo-joules
What is the unit used to measure thermal energy besides joules?
The answer is Temperature
Joules could be used to measure what?
work and energy +++ The Joule (J) is the unit of energy, alone, not of work. The Watt (W) is the unit of power, i.e. work done in converting or transferring energy, and 1W = 1J/s.
