Orders of magnitude (energy)

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Orders of magnitude
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To help compare different orders of magnitude, the following list describes various energy levels between 10−31 joules and 1070 joules.

List of orders of magnitude for area
Factor (J) Multiple Value Item
10−33 1.602 × 10−31 J 1 peV (pico eV)
3.0 × 10−31 J
1.8 peV 		average kinetic energy of a molecule at lowest temperature reached (the lowest energy level attained)
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10−24 1.5 × 10−23 J
0.093 meV 		Average kinetic energy of a molecule at the coldest place known (temperature 1 K)
1.602 × 10−22 J 1 meV
10−21 4.37 × 10−21 J
0.0273 eV 		Average kinetic energy of a molecule at room temperature
1.602 × 10−19 J 1 electronvolt (eV)
1.602 × 10−19 J Average kinetic energy of a molecule at 11300 °C
2.7–5.2 × 10−19 J Range of energy of photons of visible light
10−18 5.0 × 10−18 J
50 eV 		upper bound of the mass-energy of a neutrino
10−15 5.0 × 10−14 J
500,000 eV 		Upper bound of mass-energy of Muon neutrino
5.1 × 10−14 J
510,000 eV 		mass-energy of electron
1.602 ×10−13 J
1,000,000 eV 		1 MeV
10−12 3.2 × 10−11 J
200 MeV 		total energy released in fission of one U-235 atom (on average; it depends on the precise break up)
3.5 × 10−11 J
210 MeV 		total energy released in fission of one Pu-239 atom (on average; it depends on the precise break up)
1.5 × 10−10 J
940 MeV 		mass-energy of a proton
1.602 × 10−10 J 1000 MeV
10−9 8 × 10−9 J
50 GeV 		Initial operating energy per beam of the CERN Large Electron Positron collider (1983)
1.3 × 10−8 J
80.411 GeV 		mass-energy of a W Boson
4.3 × 10−8 J
270 GeV 		Operating energy per beam of the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron accelerator reached in 1981
10−7 J 1 erg
1.602 × 10−7 J
1 TeV 		about the kinetic energy of a flying mosquito [CERN LHC website]
10−6 microjoule (μJ) 1.602 × 10−4 J 1000 TeV
2 × 10−4 J
1250 TeV 		Expected ion collision energy level of the Large Hadron Collider being built at CERN (2005)
100 joule (J) 1 J The energy required to lift a small apple (102 g) one metre above the Earth's surface. 1 joule is equal to:
4.184 J 1 thermochemical calorie (small calorie, exact)
4.1868 J 1 International Table calorie (small calorie, exact)
8 J</br >5x1019 eV GZK limit for energy of a cosmic ray
48 J
3x1020 eV 		most energetic cosmic ray ever detected
80 J An average person using a baseball bat
103 kilojoule (kJ) 1,000 J Energy stored in a typical photography studio strobe unit
1,055 J 1 British thermal unit
1,360 J energy received from the Sun at the Earth's orbit by one square metre in one second
1,420 J kinetic energy of a 3.5g 5.45mm AK74 bullet at 900 m/s
3,275 J kinetic energy of a 9.33g 7.62mm NATO round at 838 m/s
3,600 J 0.001 kWh
4,184 J energy released by explosion of one gram of TNT
4,186 J 1 kcal or food calorie (energy to heat a kilogram of water by 1 degree Celsius
104 10 kJ 1.7 × 104 J
4 dietary calories 		energy released by metabolism of one gram of sugar or protein
3.8 × 104 J
9 dietary calories 		energy released by metabolism of one gram of fat
44,742 J a power of one horsepower applied for one minute
5.0 × 104 J energy released by combustion of one gram of gasoline
60,000 J a power of one kilowatt applied for one minute
105 100 kJ 200,000–500,000 J the kinetic energy of a car at highway speeds
745,700 J a power of 100 horsepower applied for ten seconds
106 megajoule (MJ) 106 J
239 kcal 		the nutritional value of a snack (e.g. a Mars bar) is around this value, as well as typical servings of staple food such as 150 g rice or 200 g wheat bread
2,684,520 J a power of one horsepower applied for one hour
3,600,000 J 1 kW·h (kilowatt-hour)
4.184 × 106 J energy released by explosion of one kilogram of TNT
6.3 × 106
1500 kcal 		an often-recommended value for the nutritonal energy a woman not doing heavy labour needs per day (2000 kcal = 8.4 × 106 for men)
107 10 MJ 2.68 × 107 J a power of ten horsepower applied for one hour
4.8 × 107 J energy released by combustion of one kilogram of gasoline
108 100 MJ 1.055 × 108 J one therm (EC)
109 1 GJ 1.055 × 109 J one decatherm
1.5 × 109 J energy in an average lightning bolt
1.6 × 109 J energy in an average tankful (45 litres) of gasoline
3.2 × 109 J
900 kW·h 		approximate annual power use of a standard clothes dryer
3.6 × 109 J 1000 kW·h
4.184 × 109 J energy released by explosion of 1 ton of TNT
1010 10 GJ 4.187 × 1010 J one tonne of oil equivalent (toe)
7.2 × 1010 J energy consumed by the average automobile in the United States in 2000
8.64 × 1010 J 1 MW·d (megawatt-day), a unit used in the context of power plants
1011 100 GJ
1012 terrajoule (TJ) 3.6 × 1012 J 1,000,000 kW·h, or 0.001 TW·h
4.184 × 1012 J energy released by explosion of 1 kiloton of TNT
1013 10 TJ 9.0 × 1013 J Theoretical total mass-energy of one gram of matter
1014 100 TJ 9.0 × 1014 J
90 GW·h 		Yearly production of electricity in Togo
1015 petajoule (PJ) 3.6 × 1015 J 1 TW·h
4.184 × 1015 J energy released by explosion of 1 megaton of TNT
1016 10 PJ 3.03 × 1016 J
8.403 TW·h 		electricity consumption in Zimbabwe in 1998
9.0 × 1016 J Theoretical total mass-energy of a kilogram of matter
1017 100 PJ 1.74 × 1017 J total energy from the Sun that hits the Earth in one second
1.5 × 1017 J estimated energy released by Krakatoa eruption
2.5 × 1017 J energy release of the largest nuclear weapon ever tested
4 × 1017J
111 TW·h 		electricity consumption of Norway in 1998
1018 3.6 × 1018 J 1000 TW·h
1019 1.04 × 1019 J total energy from the Sun that hits the Earth in one minute
1.339 × 1019J
3719.5 TWh 		total production of electrical energy in the US in 2001
9.0 × 1019 J theoretical total mass-energy of 1000 kg of matter
1020 1.05 × 1020 J energy consumed by the United States in one year (2001)
1.33 × 1020 J energy released by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
4.26 × 1020 J energy consumed by the world in one year (2001)
6.2 × 1020 J total energy from the Sun that hits the Earth in one hour
1021 3.6 × 1021 J 1,000,000 TW·h
6.0 × 1021 J energy in world's estimated natural gas reserves (2003)
7.4 × 1021 J energy in world's estimated petroleum reserves (2003)
1022 1.5 × 1022J total energy from the Sun that hits the Earth in 24 hours
2.6 × 1022 J energy in world's estimated coal reserves (2003)
3.9 × 1022 J energy in world's estimated total fossil fuel reserves (2003)
1023
1024 3.6 × 1024 J 1,000,000,000 TW·h
3.827 × 1026 J energy output of the Sun in one second
1027 3.6 × 1027 J 1012 TW·h
2.30 × 1028 J energy output of the Sun in one minute
1030 3.6 × 1030 J 1015 TW·h
3.0 x 1031 J energy in world's estimated recoverable U-238 reserves (2003)
2.4 × 1032 J gravitational binding energy of the earth
1033 3.6 × 1033 J 1018 TW·h
1.2 × 1034 J energy output of the Sun in one year
1036 3.6 × 1036 J 1021 TW·h
1.2 × 1037 J energy output of the Sun in one millennium
1039 1.2 × 1040 J energy output of the Sun in a million years
5.37 × 1041 J Theoretical total mass-energy of the mass of the Earth
6.9 × 1041 J gravitational binding energy of the Sun
1042 1044 J The energy released from a supernova
1045 1047 J The energy released in a gamma ray burst
1.8 × 1047 J Theoretical total mass-energy of the mass of the Sun
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1069 1070 J Estimated theoretical total mass-energy of the universe (the largest known energy level)


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