NiftyRecipe Online energy conversion
kJ/BTU 0.947817 cal/kWh 0.000001 MJ/kWh 0.277778 kJ/kWh 0.000278 kcal/BTU 3.965667 kJ/cal 239.005736
J / cal

120 joules in calorie

28.680688 calorie

1 J = 0.239006 cal · factor

Reverse: 1 calorie ≈ 4.184 joule. Use the reference table for common values.

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Common values

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Related converters

J → kcal J → kJ
Formula: joule to calorie

cal = J × 0.239006 (1 J = 0.239006 CAL)

Reference values: joule → calorie
J cal
1 J 0.239006 cal
100 J 23.900574 cal
200 J 47.801147 cal
500 J 119.502868 cal
1000 J 239.005736 cal
2000 J 478.011472 cal

All amounts for this pair

FAQ for J → cal
120 joules in calorie

NiftyRecipe converts 120 joules to 28.680688 calorie with a fixed SI-linked factor.

Kilojoules and megajoules describe energy on a scientific scale. The ratio applied here is 1 joule = 0.239006 calorie, so this amount is 28.680688 calorie. Reverse check: 1 calorie ≈ 4.184 joule. That helps when a lab notebook or spreadsheet only lists one column.

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