Electronvolt

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-003767",
  "term": "Electronvolt",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A unit of energy equivalent to the kinetic energy gained by a single electron when it accelerates through an electrical potential difference of one volt. This unit is widely used in atomic, nuclear, and particle physics to express very small energy values. One electronvolt is approximately 1.602 x 10^-19 joules.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "CODATA 2006 (https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.80.633)",
    "Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 75 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)",
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 957. 'Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)' on page 971 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668040957)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/electronvolt/"
}