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This page is about Calorie (15 Degrees). For other uses, see Calorie.
Definition
The $15 \cels$ calorie is a CGS unit of heat energy.
It is defined as equal to the energy required to raise the temperature of $1$ gram of water from $14 \cdotp 5 \cels$ to $15 \cdotp 5 \cels$ at standard atmospheric pressure.
Conversion Factors
| \(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | $15 \cels$ calorie | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 4 \cdotp 1855\) | joules | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 0 \cdotp 00396 \, 71\) | British thermal units | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 1 \cdotp 1626 \times 10^{-6}\) | kilowatt-hours | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 2 \cdotp 6124 \times 10^{19}\) | electron volts |
Symbol
The symbol used to denote the $15 \cels$ calorie is $\mathrm {cal_{15} }$.
Also see
- Definition:International Calorie
- Definition:Thermodynamic Calorie
- Definition:Calorie (4 Degrees)
- Definition:Calorie (20 Degrees)
- Definition:Mean Calorie
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): calorie
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): calorie