Convert 20,000 Joules to BTUs
How much energy is 20,000 joules? How many BTUs are in 20 thousand joules? 20,000 J to BTU conversion.
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20,000 Joules ≈
18.956340 BTUs
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Result in Plain English
20 thousand joules is equal to about 19.0 BTUs.
In Scientific Notation
20,000 joules
= 2 x 104 joules
≈ 1.89563 x 101 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.