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Electron volt

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-009175

1. One eV is equivalent to the energy gained by an electron in passing through a potential difference of one volt. One unit of energy = 1.6 x 10⁻¹² ergs = 1.6 x 10⁻¹⁹ joules; 1 MeV = 1 10⁶ eV.

2. The energy acquired by an electron passing through a potential difference of one volt (eV); used for measuring the energy of nuclear radiation and particles, usually expressed as million electron volts (MeV).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-009175
FieldEnvironment
SubjectAir
AbbreviationeV
ReferencesRadon Glossary of Terms; Environmental Geophysics Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "abbreviation": "eV",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Radon Glossary of Terms",
    "Environmental Geophysics Glossary"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/electron-volt/"
}

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