Glossary · term
Electronvolt
Measurement
- Aliases
- eV, MeV, GeV, TeV
- Domain
- Measurement
Definition
The energy an electron gains crossing one volt — 1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ J. The natural unit of atoms (eV), nuclei (MeV) and particle physics (GeV, TeV).
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