Convert Energy from calories to Gigajoules (cal to GJ)

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calorie to Gigajoule Conversion Formula

To convert from calorie (cal) to Gigajoule (GJ), use the following formula:

 Gigajoule (GJ)\textbf{ Gigajoule } (GJ)

=4.184×1109× calorie (cal)= 4.184 \times \frac{1}{10^{9}}\times \textbf{ calorie } (cal)

=4.184×10−9× calorie (cal)= 4.184\times 10^{-9}\times \textbf{ calorie } (cal)

With 4.1844.184 is the ratio between the base units Joule (J) and calorie (cal).

Example

Let's convert 5 calorie (cal) to Gigajoule (GJ).

Using the formula:

5×4.184×10−9=2.092×10−85 \times 4.184\times 10^{-9} = 2.092\times 10^{-8}

Therefore, 5 calorie (cal) is equal to 2.092×10−82.092\times 10^{-8} Gigajoule (GJ).

calorie to Gigajoule Conversion Table

Here are some quick reference conversions from calorie (cal) to Gigajoule (GJ):

caloriesGigajoules
0.000001 cal4.184×10−154.184\times 10^{-15} GJ
0.001 cal4.184×10−124.184\times 10^{-12} GJ
0.1 cal4.184×10−104.184\times 10^{-10} GJ
1 cal4.184×10−94.184\times 10^{-9} GJ
2 cal8.368×10−98.368\times 10^{-9} GJ
3 cal1.2552×10−81.2552\times 10^{-8} GJ
4 cal1.6736×10−81.6736\times 10^{-8} GJ
5 cal2.092×10−82.092\times 10^{-8} GJ
6 cal2.5104×10−82.5104\times 10^{-8} GJ
7 cal2.9288×10−82.9288\times 10^{-8} GJ
8 cal3.3472×10−83.3472\times 10^{-8} GJ
9 cal3.7656×10−83.7656\times 10^{-8} GJ
10 cal4.184×10−84.184\times 10^{-8} GJ
20 cal8.368×10−88.368\times 10^{-8} GJ
30 cal1.2552×10−71.2552\times 10^{-7} GJ
40 cal1.6736×10−71.6736\times 10^{-7} GJ
50 cal2.092×10−72.092\times 10^{-7} GJ
100 cal4.184×10−74.184\times 10^{-7} GJ
1000 cal0.0000041840.000004184 GJ
10000 cal0.000041840.00004184 GJ

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