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This page is about Calorie (4 Degrees). For other uses, see Calorie.
Definition
The $4 \cels$ 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 $3 \cdotp 5 \cels$ to $4 \cdotp 5 \cels$ at standard atmospheric pressure.
Conversion Factors
| \(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | $4 \cels$ calorie | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 4 \cdotp 204\) | joules | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 0 \cdotp 00398 \, 5\) | British thermal units | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 1 \cdotp 168 \times 10^{-6}\) | kilowatt-hours | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 2 \cdotp 624 \times 10^{19}\) | electron volts |
Symbol
The symbol used to denote the $4 \cels$ calorie is $\mathrm {cal_4}$.