Electronvolts to Gigajoules Converter

Enter the energy in electronvolts below to get the value converted to gigajoules.

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1 eV = 1.6022E-28 GJ
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How to Convert Electronvolts to Gigajoules

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To convert a measurement in electronvolts to a measurement in gigajoules, multiply the energy by the following conversion ratio: 1.6022E-28 gigajoules/electronvolt.

Since one electronvolt is equal to 1.6022E-28 gigajoules, you can use this simple formula to convert:

gigajoules = electronvolts × 1.6022E-28

The energy in gigajoules is equal to the energy in electronvolts multiplied by 1.6022E-28.

For example, here's how to convert 5.0E+27 electronvolts to gigajoules using the formula above.
gigajoules = (5.0E+27 eV × 1.6022E-28) = 0.801088 GJ

Electronvolts and gigajoules are both units used to measure energy. Keep reading to learn more about each unit of measure.

What Is an Electronvolt?

An electronvolt is the amount of energy required to accelerate an electron through a difference in electric potential of one volt in vacuum. One electronvolt is equal to the charge of 1.602176634 × 10−19 C, and is equal to the energy of 1.602176634 × 10−19 Joules.[1]

Electronvolts can be abbreviated as eV; for example, 1 electronvolt can be written as 1 eV.

Energy in electronvolts can be expressed using the following formula: E = qV

The energy E in electronvolts is equal to the electric charge q in elementary charge times the potential difference V in volts.

Learn more about electronvolts.

What Is a Gigajoule?

One gigajoule is equal to 1,000,000,000 joules, which is the energy equal to the force on an object of one newton at a distance of one meter.

The gigajoule is a multiple of the joule, which is the SI derived unit for energy. In the metric system, "giga" is the prefix for billions, or 109. Gigajoules can be abbreviated as GJ; for example, 1 gigajoule can be written as 1 GJ.

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Electronvolt to Gigajoule Conversion Table

Table showing various electronvolt measurements converted to gigajoules.
Electronvolts Gigajoules
1 eV 0.00000000000000000000000000016022 GJ
2 eV 0.00000000000000000000000000032044 GJ
3 eV 0.00000000000000000000000000048065 GJ
4 eV 0.00000000000000000000000000064087 GJ
5 eV 0.00000000000000000000000000080109 GJ
6 eV 0.00000000000000000000000000096131 GJ
7 eV 0.0000000000000000000000000011215 GJ
8 eV 0.0000000000000000000000000012817 GJ
9 eV 0.000000000000000000000000001442 GJ
10 eV 0.0000000000000000000000000016022 GJ
100 eV 0.000000000000000000000000016022 GJ
1,000 eV 0.00000000000000000000000016022 GJ
10,000 eV 0.0000000000000000000000016022 GJ
100,000 eV 0.000000000000000000000016022 GJ
1,000,000 eV 0.00000000000000000000016022 GJ
10,000,000 eV 0.0000000000000000000016022 GJ
100,000,000 eV 0.000000000000000000016022 GJ
1,000,000,000 eV 0.00000000000000000016022 GJ
10,000,000,000 eV 0.0000000000000000016022 GJ
100,000,000,000 eV 0.000000000000000016022 GJ
1,000,000,000,000 eV 0.00000000000000016022 GJ
10,000,000,000,000 eV 0.0000000000000016022 GJ
100,000,000,000,000 eV 0.000000000000016022 GJ
1,000,000,000,000,000 eV 0.00000000000016022 GJ
10,000,000,000,000,000 eV 0.0000000000016022 GJ
100,000,000,000,000,000 eV 0.000000000016022 GJ
1,000,000,000,000,000,000 eV 0.00000000016022 GJ
10,000,000,000,000,000,000 eV 0.0000000016022 GJ
100,000,000,000,000,000,000 eV 0.000000016022 GJ
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 eV 0.00000016022 GJ
10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 eV 0.0000016022 GJ
99,999,999,999,999,991,611,392 eV 0.000016022 GJ
999,999,999,999,999,983,222,784 eV 0.00016 GJ
10,000,000,000,000,000,905,969,664 eV 0.001602 GJ
100,000,000,000,000,004,764,729,344 eV 0.016022 GJ
1,000,000,000,000,000,013,287,555,072 eV 0.160218 GJ
9,999,999,999,999,999,583,119,736,832 eV 1.6022 GJ

References

  1. Tatum, J., Electricity and Magnetism - 2.3: Electron-volts, https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Electricity_and_Magnetism/Electricity_and_Magnetism_(Tatum)/02%3A_Electrostatic_Potential/2.03%3A_Electron-volts

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