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electron volt non SI unit 1.6 × 10^-19 joules 160.219 × 10^-21 joule Unit of energy used in atomic and nuclear physics; the kinetic energy acquired by one electron in passing through a potential difference of 1 volt in vacuum. Sometimes used as a unit of mass (see rest-mass energy) eV

erg British Association CGS unit 1873 1 g cm² s^-2 dyne cm Greek verb 'to work' Unit of energy; the work done by a force of 1 dyne acting over a distance of 1 cm.

joule British Association Syteme Internationale named derived SI unit 1888 1948 9.47 × 10^-9 therm N·m m²kg·s^-2 International Conference on Weights and Measures Unit of energy, work, or quantity of heat. 1 J is equal to a force of 1 newton acting over a distance of 1 meter. 1 J = 10⁷ ergs. J J. P. Joule

rydberg energy unit Unit of energy (R = h bar³c / me⁴) equal to 13.5978 eV (the ionization potential of hydrogen). Rydberg correction has definition

Subject	has proposer	is an acronym for	is an instance of	has proposal date	has approval date	is equivalent to	has equivalent	has synonym	has name origin	has unit	has base unit	has value in SI unit	has approval agency	has definition	has symbol	is named after
electron volt			non SI unit			1.6 × 10^-19 joules	160.219 × 10^-21 joule							Unit of energy used in atomic and nuclear physics; the kinetic energy acquired by one electron in passing through a potential difference of 1 volt in vacuum. Sometimes used as a unit of mass (see rest-mass energy)	eV
erg	British Association		CGS unit	1873			1 g cm² s^-2	dyne cm	Greek verb 'to work'					Unit of energy; the work done by a force of 1 dyne acting over a distance of 1 cm.
joule	British Association	Syteme Internationale	named derived SI unit	1888	1948		9.47 × 10^-9 therm			N·m	m²kg·s^-2		International Conference on Weights and Measures	Unit of energy, work, or quantity of heat. 1 J is equal to a force of 1 newton acting over a distance of 1 meter. 1 J = 10⁷ ergs.	J	J. P. Joule
rydberg			energy unit											Unit of energy (R = h bar³c / me⁴) equal to 13.5978 eV (the ionization potential of hydrogen). Rydberg correction has definition

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