Definition:SI/Energy/Kilojoule
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Definition
The kilojoule is an SI unit of energy.
Conversion Factors
| \(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | kilojoule | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1000\) | joules |
Symbol
- $\mathrm {kJ}$
The symbol for the kilojoule is $\mathrm {kJ}$.
Its $\LaTeX$ code is \mathrm {kJ} .
Linguistic Note on Kilo
The prefix kilo- derives from the Greek word χίλιοι (khilioi), which means thousand.