Relation Between Calorie And Joule

Energy is the ability to do work. The energy can be measured using multiple units. Calorie and Joule are the units of energy. The relation between calorie and joule is proportionate. This implies any change in calories will change its equivalent value in joules.

Calorie And Joule

The relation between Calorie and Joule can be numerically written as-

Where,

• A calorie is the unit of energy.
• Calorie or kilocalorie is the unit of energy = 1000 calories.
• Joule is the unit of energy
• Kilojoule is the unit of energy = 1000 joules.

Please note that Calories and calories are not the same. 1 Calorie = 1000 calories. Sometimes calories are often called kilocalories. Calorie and calorie both are units of energy.

Relationship Between Calorie And Joule

The relationship between calories and joule is proportionate. This implies that the calorie is directly proportional to the joule. That means-

• When the value in terms of calories increases, its corresponding value in joule also increases at a rate of 4.2.
• When the value in terms of calories decreases, its corresponding value in joule also decreases at a rate of 4.2.

Refer to the table given below for the definition, unit, and symbol of calorie and joule in physics and life science.

Here, 1 newton is written in short as 1 N.

Joule-Calorie conversion

In physics, the conversion between two units of energy, calorie to joule and joule to a calorie is crucial in solving problems. Scroll down the page for the list of values and their conversion from calorie to joule and joule to calorie.

Calorie to Joule

The table given below comprises some commonly used calorie-to-joule conversion values –

Joule to Calorie

The table given below comprises some commonly used joule to calorie conversion values –