Convert 20 Joules to Calories
How much energy is 20 joules? How many nutritional calories are in 20 joules? 20 J to kcal conversion.
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20 Joules ≈
0.0047801147 Nutritional Calories
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Result in Plain English
20 joules is equal to about 4.78 thousandths of a Calorie.
To a Percentage
20 joules ≈ 0.478% of a Calorie.
Result as a Fraction
20 joules
= 5⁄1,046 Calories
In Scientific Notation
20 joules
= 2 x 101 joules
≈ 4.78011 x 10-3 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.