Convert 1,000,000 Joules to BTUs
How much energy is 1,000,000 joules? How many BTUs are in 1 million joules? 1,000,000 J to BTU conversion.
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1,000,000 Joules ≈
947.81699 BTUs
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Result in Plain English
1 million joules is equal to about 948 BTUs.
In Scientific Notation
1,000,000 joules
= 1 x 106 joules
≈ 9.47817 x 102 BTUs
Joules
A joule is the standard unit of energy. On the surface of the Earth, it takes about 9.8 joules to lift a 1 kilogram object by 1 meter.
BTUs
A British thermal unit is the amount of energy required to heat a pound of water by 1 degree Fahrenheit. This can vary slightly depending on the temperature of the water, therefore different estimates for the BTU exist. The International Standards Organization defines a BTU as 1055.056 joules.