joule
SI unit of energy, work and amount of heat
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Key Facts
- Instance of: unit of energy[3], SI unit with special name[4]
- Measured physical quantity: energy[5], work[6], heat[7]
- Named after: James Prescott Joule[8]
- Commons category: Joule (unit)[9]
- Said to be the same as: watt second[10]
- Different from: Joule[11], J[12]
- Conversion to SI unit: 1 joule[13]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q110087775[14]
- Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent: wd:Q25269 p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?source; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. ?item p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?target; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. BIND(?source / ?target as ?value)[15]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16]
- Unit symbol: J[17], Дж[18], Ҷ[19]
- Derived from base unit: kilogram[20], metre[21], second[22]
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Influence
Things named for joule include joule per mole[23], an unit of molar energy[24].
Why It Matters
joule has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] joule is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]
Entities named for joule include joule per mole[23], an unit of molar energy[24].