16 British thermal units (16 BTU)
16 British thermal units equals 16,880.894 joules, 4.0346304 kilocalories, 0.0046891371 kilowatt-hours and 4,034.6304 calories.
16 British thermal units = 16,880.89364 joules
How big is 16 British thermal units?
16 British thermal units is about the energy of 4 food Calories, or about the energy of 1.7 AA batteries, or about 31% of the energy in a smartphone battery charge.
16 British thermal units in all energy units
| Unit | Value | Scientific notation |
|---|---|---|
| Joules (J) | 16,880.89364 | 1.68809 × 104 |
| Kilocalories (kcal) | 4.034630412 | 4.03463 × 100 |
| Kilowatt-hours (kWh) | 0.004689137123 | 4.68914 × 10-3 |
| Calories (cal) | 4,034.630412 | 4.03463 × 103 |
| Kilojoules (kJ) | 16.88089364 | 1.68809 × 101 |
| Calories (food) (Cal) | 4.034630412 | 4.03463 × 100 |
| Electronvolts (eV) | 1.0536225 × 1023 | 1.05362 × 1023 |
| Watt-hours (Wh) | 4.689137123 | 4.68914 × 100 |
| Foot-pounds (ft⋅lbf) | 12,450.7082 | 1.24507 × 104 |
| Megajoules (MJ) | 0.01688089364 | 1.68809 × 10-2 |
| Therms (thm) | 0.000160038203 | 1.60038 × 10-4 |
| Megawatt-hours (MWh) | 0.000004689137 | 4.68914 × 10-6 |
| Gigajoules (GJ) | 0.000016880894 | 1.68809 × 10-5 |
| Ergs (erg) | 168,808,936,400 | 1.68809 × 1011 |
| Million BTU (MMBtu) | 0.000016 | 1.6 × 10-5 |
| Barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) | 0.000002759279 | 2.75928 × 10-6 |
| Gigawatt-hours (GWh) | 4.6891371 × 10-9 | 4.68914 × 10-9 |
| Megaelectronvolts (MeV) | 1.0536225 × 1017 | 1.05362 × 1017 |
| Terawatt-hours (TWh) | 4.6891371 × 10-12 | 4.68914 × 10-12 |
| Tons of TNT (t TNT) | 0.00000403463 | 4.03463 × 10-6 |
| Gigaelectronvolts (GeV) | 105,362,250,900,000 | 1.05362 × 1014 |
| Kiloelectronvolts (keV) | 1.0536225 × 1020 | 1.05362 × 1020 |
| Tonnes of oil equivalent (toe) | 4.0319322 × 10-7 | 4.03193 × 10-7 |
| Kilotons of TNT (kt) | 4.0346304 × 10-9 | 4.03463 × 10-9 |
| Megatons of TNT (Mt) | 4.0346304 × 10-12 | 4.03463 × 10-12 |
| Millijoules (mJ) | 16,880,893.64 | 1.68809 × 107 |
| Terajoules (TJ) | 1.6880894 × 10-8 | 1.68809 × 10-8 |
| International Table calories (cal_IT) | 4,031.932178 | 4.03193 × 103 |
| Exajoules (EJ) | 1.6880894 × 10-14 | 1.68809 × 10-14 |
| Inch-pounds (in⋅lbf) | 149,408.4984 | 1.49408 × 105 |
| Petajoules (PJ) | 1.6880894 × 10-11 | 1.68809 × 10-11 |
| Teraelectronvolts (TeV) | 105,362,250,900 | 1.05362 × 1011 |
| Thousand BTU (MBtu) | 0.016 | 1.6 × 10-2 |
| Cubic feet of natural gas | 0.01542912247 | 1.54291 × 10-2 |
| Dekatherms (Dth) | 0.00001600382 | 1.60038 × 10-5 |
| Gallons of gasoline equivalent (GGE) | 0.000139143535 | 1.39144 × 10-4 |
| Gigacalories (Gcal) | 0.000004031932 | 4.03193 × 10-6 |
| Horsepower-hours (hp⋅h) | 0.006288236463 | 6.28824 × 10-3 |
| Liter-atmospheres (L⋅atm) | 166.601467 | 1.66601 × 102 |
| Microjoules (µJ) | 16,880,893,640 | 1.68809 × 1010 |
| Million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe) | 4.0319322 × 10-13 | 4.03193 × 10-13 |
| Quads (quad) | 1.6 × 10-14 | 1.6 × 10-14 |
| EC therms (thm (EC)) | 0.000159999371 | 1.59999 × 10-4 |
| Cubic meters of natural gas | 0.000440754403 | 4.40754 × 10-4 |
| Hartrees (Eh) | 3.8719913 × 1021 | 3.87199 × 1021 |
| Kilojoules per mole (kJ/mol) | 1.0165912 × 1025 | 1.01659 × 1025 |
| Tonnes of coal equivalent (tce) | 5.7599031 × 10-7 | 5.7599 × 10-7 |
| Zettajoules (ZJ) | 1.6880894 × 10-17 | 1.68809 × 10-17 |
| Kilocalories per mole (kcal/mol) | 2.4297112 × 1024 | 2.42971 × 1024 |
| Kilotonnes of oil equivalent (ktoe) | 4.0319322 × 10-10 | 4.03193 × 10-10 |
| Liters of gasoline | 0.000493593381 | 4.93593 × 10-4 |
| Megacalories (Mcal) | 0.004034630412 | 4.03463 × 10-3 |
| Millielectronvolts (meV) | 1.0536225 × 1026 | 1.05362 × 1026 |
| Milliwatt-hours (mWh) | 4,689.137123 | 4.68914 × 103 |
| Nanojoules (nJ) | 16,880,893,640,000 | 1.68809 × 1013 |
| Petawatt-hours (PWh) | 4.6891371 × 10-15 | 4.68914 × 10-15 |
| Wavenumbers (energy) (cm⁻¹) | 8.4980386 × 1026 | 8.49804 × 1026 |
| Planck energies (EP) | 0.000008629873 | 8.62987 × 10-6 |
| Gigatons of TNT (Gt) | 4.0346304 × 10-15 | 4.03463 × 10-15 |
| Grams of TNT (g TNT) | 4.034630412 | 4.03463 × 100 |
| Kilograms of TNT (kg TNT) | 0.004034630412 | 4.03463 × 10-3 |
| Kilogram-force meters (kgf⋅m) | 1,721.372094 | 1.72137 × 103 |
| Million barrels of oil equivalent (MMBOE) | 2.7592794 × 10-12 | 2.75928 × 10-12 |
| Petaelectronvolts (PeV) | 105,362,250.9 | 1.05362 × 108 |
| Rydbergs (Ry) | 7.7439826 × 1021 | 7.74398 × 1021 |
| Thousand barrels of oil equivalent (kBOE) | 2.7592794 × 10-9 | 2.75928 × 10-9 |
| AA batteries | 1.688089364 | 1.68809 × 100 |
| Hiroshima bombs | 2.6795069 × 10-10 | 2.67951 × 10-10 |
| Bananas (food energy) | 0.03842505154 | 3.84251 × 10-2 |
| Exaelectronvolts (EeV) | 105,362.2509 | 1.05362 × 105 |
| Gallons of diesel equivalent (DGE) | 0.000116464431 | 1.16464 × 10-4 |
| Kelvins (energy) (K·k_B) | 1.2226781 × 1027 | 1.22268 × 1027 |
| Smartphone batteries | 0.3126091415 | 3.12609 × 10-1 |
| Thermochemical BTUs (BTU_th) | 16.01070746 | 1.60107 × 101 |
| 15 °C calories (cal₁₅) | 4,033.18448 | 4.03318 × 103 |
| 59 °F BTUs (BTU₅₉) | 16.00382028 | 1.60038 × 101 |
| Big Macs (food energy) | 0.007166306237 | 7.16631 × 10-3 |
| Celsius heat units (CHU) | 8.888888889 | 8.88889 × 100 |
| Q units (Q) | 1.6 × 10-17 | 1.6 × 10-17 |
| Tsar Bombas | 8.0385208 × 10-14 | 8.03852 × 10-14 |
| Foes (foe) | 1.6880894 × 10-40 | 1.68809 × 10-40 |
| Foot-poundals (ft⋅pdl) | 400,589.6901 | 4.0059 × 105 |
| Hertz (energy) (h·Hz) | 2.5476479 × 1037 | 2.54765 × 1037 |
| Inch-ounces (in⋅ozf) | 2,390,535.974 | 2.39054 × 106 |
| Lightning bolts | 0.000016880894 | 1.68809 × 10-5 |
| Metric horsepower-hours (PS⋅h) | 0.006375452199 | 6.37545 × 10-3 |
| Solar luminosity seconds (L☉·s) | 4.4098468 × 10-23 | 4.40985 × 10-23 |
| Thermies (th) | 0.00403318448 | 4.03318 × 10-3 |
| 20 °C calories (cal₂₀) | 4,036.559934 | 4.03656 × 103 |
| 39 °F BTUs (BTU₃₉) | 15.9303308 | 1.59303 × 101 |
| 60 °F BTUs (BTU₆₀) | 16.00570186 | 1.60057 × 101 |
| US annual energy consumptions | 1.6880894 × 10-16 | 1.68809 × 10-16 |
| Cubic centimeter-atmospheres (cm³⋅atm) | 166,601.467 | 1.66601 × 105 |
| Cubic foot-atmospheres (ft³⋅atm) | 5.883475282 | 5.88348 × 100 |
| Cubic foot-psis (ft³⋅psi) | 86.46321087 | 8.64632 × 101 |
| Mean BTUs (BTU_mean) | 15.98766291 | 1.59877 × 101 |
| Mean calories (cal_mean) | 4,028.833667 | 4.02883 × 103 |
| World annual energy consumptions | 2.7227248 × 10-17 | 2.72272 × 10-17 |
Other amounts of British thermal units
About the British thermal unit
The British thermal unit is the energy needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit, about 1,055 joules. Read more about British thermal units.