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To help compare different orders of magnitude, the following list describes various energy levels between 10⁻⁵² joules and 10⁷⁰ joules.

List of orders of magnitude for energy

Factor (J)	Multiple	Value	Item
10−53		2 × 10−52 J	Energy of photon whose wavelength is size of visible universe
...
10−33		1.602 × 10−31 J	1 peV (picoelectronvolt)
		3.0 × 10−31 J 1.8 peV	average kinetic energy of a molecule at lowest temperature reached (the lowest energy level attained)
...
10−24		1.5 × 10−23 J 0.093 meV	Average kinetic energy of a molecule at the coldest place known (temperature 1 K)
		1.602 × 10−22 J	1 meV
10−21		4.37 × 10−21 J 0.0273 eV	Average kinetic energy of a molecule at room temperature
		1.602 × 10−19 J	1 electronvolt (eV)
		1.602 × 10−19 J	Average kinetic energy of a molecule at 11300 °C
		2.7–5.2 × 10−19 J	Range of energy of photons of visible light
10−18		5.0 × 10−18 J 50 eV	upper bound of the mass-energy of a neutrino
10−15		5.0 × 10−14 J 500,000 eV	Upper bound of mass-energy of Muon neutrino
		5.1 × 10−14 J 510,000 eV	mass-energy of electron
		1.602 ×10−13 J 1,000,000 eV	1 MeV
10−12		3.2 × 10−11 J 200 MeV	total energy released in fission of one U-235 atom (on average; it depends on the precise break up)
		3.5 × 10−11 J 210 MeV	total energy released in fission of one Pu-239 atom (on average; it depends on the precise break up)
		1.5 × 10−10 J 940 MeV	mass-energy of a proton
		1.602 × 10−10 J	1000 MeV
10−9		8 × 10−9 J 50 GeV	Initial operating energy per beam of the CERN Large Electron Positron collider (1983)
		1.3 × 10−8 J 80.411 GeV	mass-energy of a W Boson
		4.3 × 10−8 J 270 GeV	Operating energy per beam of the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron accelerator reached in 1981
		10−7 J	1 erg
		1.602 × 10−7 J 1 TeV	about the kinetic energy of a flying mosquito [CERN LHC website]
10−6	microjoule (μJ)	1.602 × 10−4 J	1000 TeV
		2 × 10−4 J 1250 TeV	Expected collision energy level of the Large Hadron Collider being built at CERN (2005) for heavy ions (lead nuclei)
100	joule (J)	1 J	The energy required to lift a small apple (102 g) one metre above the Earth's surface. 1 joule is equal to: 1 N·m (newton metre) 1 W·s (watt second) 0.000 000 278 kilowatt-hour 0.000 239 "food Calorie" 0.000 948 British thermal units 0.239 calorie (these small calories are hardly ever used any more) 0.738 foot-pound force 23.7 foot-poundals 10,000,000 ergs
		4.184 J	1 thermochemical calorie (small calorie, exact)
		4.1868 J	1 International Table calorie (small calorie, exact)
		8 J</br >5x1019 eV	GZK limit for energy of a cosmic ray
		48 J 3x1020 eV	most energetic cosmic ray ever detected (see Oh-My-God particle)
		80 J	An average person using a baseball bat
103	kilojoule (kJ)	1,000 J	Energy stored in a typical photography studio strobe unit
		1,055 J	1 British thermal unit
		1,360 J	energy received from the Sun at the Earth's orbit by one square metre in one second
		1,420 J	kinetic energy of a 3.5g 5.45mm AK74 bullet at 900 m/s
		3,275 J	kinetic energy of a 9.33g 7.62mm NATO round at 838 m/s
		3,600 J	0.001 kWh
		4,184 J	energy released by explosion of one gram of TNT
		4,186 J	1 kcal (energy to heat a kilogram of water by 1 degree Celsius 1 "food Calorie"
104	10 kJ	1.7 × 104 J 4 "dietary Calories"	energy released by metabolism of one gram of sugar or protein
		3.8 × 104 J 9 "dietary Calories"	energy released by metabolism of one gram of fat
		44,742 J	a power of one horsepower applied for one minute
		5.0 × 104 J	energy released by combustion of one gram of gasoline
		60,000 J	a power of one kilowatt applied for one minute
105	100 kJ	200,000–500,000 J	the kinetic energy of a car at highway speeds
		745,700 J	a power of 100 horsepower applied for ten seconds
106	megajoule (MJ)	106 J 239 kcal	the nutritional value of a snack (e.g. a Mars bar) is around this value, as well as typical servings of staple food such as 150 g rice or 200 g wheat bread
		2,684,520 J	a power of one horsepower applied for one hour
		3,600,000 J	1 kW·h (kilowatt-hour)
		4.184 × 106 J	energy released by explosion of one kilogram of TNT
		6.3 × 106 1500 kcal	an often-recommended value for the nutritonal energy a woman not doing heavy labour needs per day (2000 kcal = 8.4 × 106 for men)
107	10 MJ	2.68 × 107 J	a power of ten horsepower applied for one hour
		4.8 × 107 J	energy released by combustion of one kilogram of gasoline
108	100 MJ	1.055 × 108 J	one therm (EC)
109	1 GJ	1.055 × 109 J	one decatherm
		1.5 × 109 J	energy in an average lightning bolt
		1.6 × 109 J	energy in an average tankful (45 litres) of gasoline
		3.2 × 109 J 900 kW·h	approximate annual power use of a standard clothes dryer
		3.6 × 109 J	1000 kW·h
		4.184 × 109 J	energy released by explosion of 1 ton of TNT
1010	10 GJ	4.187 × 1010 J	one tonne of oil equivalent (toe)
		7.2 × 1010 J	energy consumed by the average automobile in the United States in 2000
		8.64 × 1010 J	1 MW·d (megawatt-day), a unit used in the context of power plants
1011	100 GJ
1012	terajoule (TJ)	3.6 × 1012 J	1,000,000 kW·h, or 0.001 TW·h
		4.184 × 1012 J	energy released by explosion of 1 kiloton of TNT
1013	10 TJ	9.0 × 1013 J	Theoretical total mass-energy of one gram of matter
1014	100 TJ	9.0 × 1014 J 90 GW·h	Yearly production of electricity in Togo
1015	petajoule (PJ)	3.6 × 1015 J	1 TW·h
		4.184 × 1015 J	energy released by explosion of 1 megaton of TNT
1016	10 PJ	1016 J	impact energy forming Meteor Crater
		3.03 × 1016 J 8.403 TW·h	electricity consumption in Zimbabwe in 1998
		9.0 × 1016 J	Theoretical total mass-energy of a kilogram of matter
1017	100 PJ	1.74 × 1017 J	total energy from the Sun that hits the Earth in one second
		1.5 × 1017 J	estimated energy released by Krakatoa eruption
		2.5 × 1017 J	energy release of Tsar Bomba, the largest nuclear weapon ever tested
		4 × 1017J 111 TW·h	electricity consumption of Norway in 1998
1018		3.6 × 1018 J	1000 TW·h
1019		1.04 × 1019 J	total energy from the Sun that hits the Earth in one minute
		1.339 × 1019J 3719.5 TWh	total production of electrical energy in the US in 2001
		9.0 × 1019 J	theoretical total mass-energy of 1000 kg of matter
1020		1.05 × 1020 J	energy consumed by the United States in one year (2001)
		1.33 × 1020 J	energy released by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
		4.26 × 1020 J	energy consumed by the world in one year (2001)
		6.2 × 1020 J	total energy from the Sun that hits the Earth in one hour
1021		3.6 × 1021 J	1,000,000 TW·h
		6.0 × 1021 J	energy in world's estimated natural gas reserves (2003)
		7.4 × 1021 J	energy in world's estimated petroleum reserves (2003)
1022		1.5 × 1022J	total energy from the Sun that hits the Earth in 24 hours
		2.6 × 1022 J	energy in world's estimated coal reserves (2003)
		3.9 × 1022 J	energy in world's estimated total fossil fuel reserves (2003)
1023		5.0 × 1023 J	estimated energy release by Chicxulub impact
1024		3.6 × 1024 J	1,000,000,000 TW·h
		3.827 × 1026 J	energy output of the Sun in one second
1027		3.6 × 1027 J	1012 TW·h
		2.30 × 1028 J	energy output of the Sun in one minute
1030		3.6 × 1030 J	1015 TW·h
		3.0 × 1031 J	energy in world's estimated recoverable U-238 reserves (2003)
		2.4 × 1032 J	gravitational binding energy of the earth
1033		2.7 × 1033 J	the Earth's kinetic energy in its orbit
		3.6 × 1033 J	1018 TW·h
		1.2 × 1034 J	energy output of the Sun in one year
1036		3.6 × 1036 J	1021 TW·h
		1.2 × 1037 J	energy output of the Sun in one millennium
1039		1.2 × 1040 J	energy output of the Sun in a million years
		5.37 × 1041 J	Theoretical total mass-energy of the mass of the Earth
		6.9 × 1041 J	gravitational binding energy of the Sun
1042		1044 J	The energy released from a supernova
1045		1047 J	The energy released in a gamma ray burst
		1.8 × 1047 J	Theoretical total mass-energy of the mass of the Sun
...
1058		4 × 1058 J	Visible mass-energy in galaxy
1059		1 × 1059 J	All mass-energy in galaxy (including dark matter)
...
1069		2 × 1069 J	Estimated theoretical total mass-energy of the universe (the largest known energy level)

[edit] See also

• Energies per unit mass

Orders of magnitude (energy) SI unit: joule Conversion of units#Energy, work, or heat
1 E-30 J	1 E-24 J	1 E-18 J	1 E-12 J	1 E-6 J	1 J	1 E6 J	1 E12 J	1 E18 J	1 E24 J	1 E30 J
1 E-29 J	1 E-23 J	1 E-17 J	1 E-11 J	1 E-5 J	10 J	1 E7 J	1 E13 J	1 E19 J	1 E25 J
1 E-28 J	1 E-22 J	1 E-16 J	1 E-10 J	1 E-4 J	100 J	1 E8 J	1 E14 J	1 E20 J	1 E26 J	1 E40 J
1 E-27 J	1 E-21 J	1 E-15 J	1 E-9 J	1 E-3 J	1000 J	1 E9 J	1 E15 J	1 E21 J	1 E27 J
1 E-26 J	1 E-20 J	1 E-14 J	1 E-8 J	1 E-2 J	10000 J	1 E10 J	1 E16 J	1 E22 J	1 E28 J
1 E-25 J	1 E-19 J	1 E-13 J	1 E-7 J	1 E-1 J	100,000 J	1 E11 J	1 E17 J	1 E23 J	1 E29 J	1 E50 J

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