electron volt

n. Abbr. eV A unit of energy equal to the energy acquired by an electron falling through a potential difference of one volt, approximately 1.602 × 10^-19 joules.

electron volt

A unit used to measure the energy of subatomic particles. It is equal to the energy gained by an electron that is accelerated until its electric potential is one volt greater than it was before being accelerated.

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electron volt - a unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volteVenergy unit, heat unit, work unit - a unit of measurement for work

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Electron Volt

a subsidiary unit of energy, equal to the energy acquired by a particle having an elementary charge, oi the charge of an electron, when the particle is moved in an accelerating electric field between two points with a potential difference of 1 volt. The international symbol is eV.

One electron volt equals 1.60219 x 10^–19 joule. Multiple units are also used. For example, the kiloelectron volt (keV) equals 10³ eV; the megaelectron volt (MeV) equals 10⁶ eV.

The masses of elementary particles are often expressed in electron volts. Such usage is based on the Einstein mass-energy relation E = mc². The equation relates the mass m of a particle and the particle’s total energy E; c is the speed of light. The energy corresponding to an atomic mass unit is (931.5016 ± 0.0026) MeV.

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(V) [vōlt] the SI unit of electric potential or electromotive force, equal to 1 watt per ampere, or 1 joule per coulomb.electron volt (eV) a unit of energy equal to the energy acquired by an electron in being accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt; equal to 1.602 × 10⁻¹⁹ joule.gigaelectron volt (GeV) one billion electron volts (10⁹ eV).kiloelectron volt (keV) one thousand electron volts (10³ eV).megaelectron volt (MeV) one million electron volts (10⁶ eV).

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eV The energy acquired by an electron as it passes through a potential of 1 V.

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noun a unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt

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