Physics A-Level
Energy unit conversion
What Energy unit conversion means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Energy unit conversion
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Reference: AQA
Changing an energy between electron volts and joules using the definition 1 eV = 1.60 × 10⁻¹⁹ J, multiplying or dividing as required.
Topics that use Energy unit conversion
- Collisions of electrons with atoms (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Electron volt
- Energy levels
- Fluorescent tube
- Ionisation
- Numerical precision and significant figures
- Quantisation of charge and the elementary charge
- Unit conversion between atomic-scale and SI units
- Work done on charged particles
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