Convert millijoule to megaelectron-volt
Please provide values below to convert millijoule [mJ] to megaelectron-volt [MeV], or Convert megaelectron-volt to millijoule.
How to Convert Millijoule to Megaelectron-Volt
1 mJ = 6241509074.46076 MeV
Example: convert 15 mJ to MeV:
15 mJ = 15 × 6241509074.46076 MeV = 93622636116.9114 MeV
Millijoule to Megaelectron-Volt Conversion Table
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Millijoule
A millijoule (mJ) is a unit of energy equal to one thousandth of a joule, where 1 joule equals 1 newton meter or 1 kg·m²/s².
History/Origin
The millijoule is derived from the SI base unit joule, with the prefix 'milli' indicating a factor of 10⁻³. It has been used in scientific and engineering contexts to measure small amounts of energy, especially in fields like electronics and biomechanics.
Current Use
The millijoule is commonly used today to quantify small energy quantities in electronics, biomedical applications, and energy measurements where precision at a small scale is required.
Megaelectron-Volt
A megaelectron-volt (MeV) is a unit of energy equal to one million electron-volts, commonly used in nuclear and particle physics to express the energy of particles.
History/Origin
The megaelectron-volt was introduced as a convenient unit for expressing high-energy particles in physics, particularly after the development of particle accelerators in the mid-20th century, replacing the electron-volt for larger energy scales.
Current Use
Today, the MeV is widely used in nuclear physics, particle physics, and astrophysics to quantify the energy of subatomic particles, nuclear reactions, and cosmic phenomena.