Convert 3 Joules to Calories
How much energy is 3 joules? How many nutritional calories are in 3 joules? 3 J to kcal conversion.
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3 Joules ≈
0.00071701721 Nutritional Calories
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Result in Plain English
3 joules is equal to about 717 millionths of a Calorie.
Result as a Fraction
3 joules
= 3⁄4,184 Calories
In Scientific Notation
3 joules
= 3 x 100 joules
≈ 7.17017 x 10-4 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.