Erg

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-004083",
  "term": "Erg",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A unit of energy in the centimeter-gram-second (CGS) system of units. It is defined as the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter. One erg is equivalent to 10^-7 joules in the International System of Units (SI).",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 112 (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 973 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668040957)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/erg/"
}