Erg
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An erg is the unit of energy
and mechanical work
in the centimetre-gram-second
(CGS) system of unit
s, symbol "erg". Its name is derived from the Greek
ergon, meaning "work".
An erg is the amount of work done by a force of one dyne
exerted for a distance of one centimeter. In the CGS base units, it is equal to one gram
centimeter-squared per second
-squared (g·cm2/s2). It is thus equal to 10−7 joule
s or 100 nanojoules (nJ) in SI
units.
1 erg = 10−7 J
= 100 nJ
1 erg = 624.15 GeV = 6.2415 eV
1 erg = 1 dyne
cm = 1 g·cm2/s2
Energy
In physics, energy is an indirectly observed quantity. It is often understood as the ability a physical system has to do work on other physical systems...
and mechanical work
Mechanical work
In physics, work is a scalar quantity that can be described as the product of a force times the distance through which it acts, and it is called the work of the force. Only the component of a force in the direction of the movement of its point of application does work...
in the centimetre-gram-second
Centimetre gram second system of units
The centimetre–gram–second system is a metric system of physical units based on centimetre as the unit of length, gram as a unit of mass, and second as a unit of time...
(CGS) system of unit
Units of measurement
A unit of measurement is a definite magnitude of a physical quantity, defined and adopted by convention and/or by law, that is used as a standard for measurement of the same physical quantity. Any other value of the physical quantity can be expressed as a simple multiple of the unit of...
s, symbol "erg". Its name is derived from the Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
ergon, meaning "work".
An erg is the amount of work done by a force of one dyne
Dyne
In physics, the dyne is a unit of force specified in the centimetre-gram-second system of units, a predecessor of the modern SI. One dyne is equal to exactly 10 µN...
exerted for a distance of one centimeter. In the CGS base units, it is equal to one gram
Gram
The gram is a metric system unit of mass....
centimeter-squared per second
Second
The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock....
-squared (g·cm2/s2). It is thus equal to 10−7 joule
Joule
The joule ; symbol J) is a derived unit of energy or work in the International System of Units. It is equal to the energy expended in applying a force of one newton through a distance of one metre , or in passing an electric current of one ampere through a resistance of one ohm for one second...
s or 100 nanojoules (nJ) in SI
Si
Si, si, or SI may refer to :- Measurement, mathematics and science :* International System of Units , the modern international standard version of the metric system...
units.
1 erg = 10−7 J
Joule
The joule ; symbol J) is a derived unit of energy or work in the International System of Units. It is equal to the energy expended in applying a force of one newton through a distance of one metre , or in passing an electric current of one ampere through a resistance of one ohm for one second...
= 100 nJ
1 erg = 624.15 GeV = 6.2415 eV
Electronvolt
In physics, the electron volt is a unit of energy equal to approximately joule . By definition, it is equal to the amount of kinetic energy gained by a single unbound electron when it accelerates through an electric potential difference of one volt...
1 erg = 1 dyne
Dyne
In physics, the dyne is a unit of force specified in the centimetre-gram-second system of units, a predecessor of the modern SI. One dyne is equal to exactly 10 µN...
cm = 1 g·cm2/s2