electron volt
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electron volt
- /ɪˈlek.trɑːn ˌvoʊlt/ US
noun electron volts · eV · electronvolt
- A unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles; the energy equal to that attained by an electron moving through a potential difference of one volt. Equivalent to 1.6022 × 10⁻¹⁹ joules. To get a feel for the size, the energy required to completely liberate an electron from the ground state of a hydrogen atom is 13.6 electron volts.
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noun a unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles
| Español | electronvoltio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 전자볼트 jeonjabolteu |
| 日本語 | 電子ボルト denshi boruto |
| 中文 | 電子伏特 /电子伏特 diànzǐ fútè, 電子伏 /电子伏 diànzǐfú |
| Français | électronvolt, électron-volt |
| Deutsch | Elektronenvolt, Elektronvolt |
| Italiano | elettronvolt |
| Ελληνικά | ηλεκτρονιοβόλτ ilektroniovólt |
| Română | electronvolt |
| Русский | электро́н-во́льт elektrón-vólʹt, электронвольт elektronvolʹt |
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