Convert 4 Gallons of Gas to BTUs
How much energy is 4 gallons of gas? How many BTUs are in 4 gallons of gas? 4 gal to BTU conversion.
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4 Gallons of Gas =
456,000 BTUs
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Result in Plain English
4 gallons of gas is equal to exactly 456 thousand BTUs.
In Scientific Notation
4 gallons of gas
= 4 x 100 gallons of gas
= 4.56 x 105 BTUs
Gallons of Gas
A U.S. gallon of gasoline contains 114,000 BTUs of energy, or about 120 million joules.
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.