Convert 120 Joules to Calories
How much energy is 120 joules? How many nutritional calories are in 120 joules? 120 J to kcal conversion.
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120 Joules ≈
0.028680688 Nutritional Calories
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Result in Plain English
120 joules is equal to about 0.0287 Calories.
To a Percentage
120 joules ≈ 2.87% of a Calorie.
Result as a Fraction
120 joules
= 15⁄523 Calories
In Scientific Notation
120 joules
= 1.2 x 102 joules
≈ 2.86807 x 10-2 Calories
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.
Calories
A nutritional Calorie, or kilocalorie, is commonly used in food labeling. It is equal to 4.184 kilojoules. The average American consumes about 2,700 kilocalories per day.