What is joule?

The joule is the SI base unit of energy. It is the standard unit for work, heat, and electrical energy in physics, engineering, and scientific measurement worldwide.

What is calorie (thermochemical)?

The thermochemical calorie is a unit of energy equal to approximately 4.184 joules. It is used in chemistry and physics to express small heat quantities, particularly in thermochemical experiments.

Worked examples

1 joule = 0.23900574 calorie (thermochemical)

1 calorie (thermochemical) = 4.184 joule

More Energy conversions

• Convert joule to kilojoule
• Convert joule to kilowatt hour
• Convert joule to calorie (thermochemical)
• Convert joule to kilocalorie (dietary)
• Convert joule to watt hour
• Convert joule to megajoule
• Convert joule to electronvolt
• Convert joule to British thermal unit
• Convert joule to therm (US)

Assumption: calorie means thermochemical calorie, and therm means US therm.