Millielectronvolts (meV)
The millielectronvolt is used for thermal energies and molecular vibrations: at room temperature kT ≈ 25 meV.
Convert millielectronvolts to any energy unit
1 millielectronvolt = 1.6021766 × 10-22 joules
Quick facts
- Unit
- Millielectronvolt (plural: millielectronvolts)
- Symbol
- meV
- Measures
- Energy / Work / Heat
- System
- Atomic & physics
- Equals
- 1.6021766 × 10-22 joules
- Definition
- 10⁻³ eV.
1 millielectronvolt in other units
| Joules | 1.6021766 × 10-22 J |
| Kilocalories | 3.8292941 × 10-26 kcal |
| Kilowatt-hours | 4.4504906 × 10-29 kWh |
| British thermal units | 1.5185704 × 10-25 BTU |
| Calories | 3.8292941 × 10-23 cal |
| Kilojoules | 1.6021766 × 10-25 kJ |
| Calories (food) | 3.8292941 × 10-26 Cal |
| Electronvolts | 0.001 eV |
What is a millielectronvolt?
The millielectronvolt is used for thermal energies and molecular vibrations: at room temperature kT ≈ 25 meV.
Where the millielectronvolt sits among energy units
The millielectronvolt is number 4 of 99 on our scale of energy units, ordered from smallest to largest.
Top millielectronvolt conversions
- Millielectronvolts to joules
- Millielectronvolts to kilocalories
- Millielectronvolts to kilowatt-hours
- Millielectronvolts to British thermal units
- Millielectronvolts to calories
- Millielectronvolts to kilojoules
- Millielectronvolts to Calories (food)
- Millielectronvolts to electronvolts
- Millielectronvolts to watt-hours
- Millielectronvolts to foot-pounds
- Millielectronvolts to megajoules
- Millielectronvolts to therms
Convert millielectronvolts to all 98 other units
Metric (SI)
Electrical
Calories
- meV to kcal
- meV to cal
- meV to Cal
- meV to cal_IT
- meV to Gcal
- meV to Mcal
- meV to cal₁₅
- meV to th
- meV to cal₂₀
- meV to cal_mean
BTU & therms
- meV to BTU
- meV to thm
- meV to MMBtu
- meV to MBtu
- meV to Dth
- meV to quad
- meV to thm (EC)
- meV to BTU_th
- meV to BTU₅₉
- meV to CHU
- meV to Q
- meV to BTU₃₉
- meV to BTU₆₀
- meV to BTU_mean
Mechanical
- meV to ft⋅lbf
- meV to erg
- meV to in⋅lbf
- meV to hp⋅h
- meV to L⋅atm
- meV to kgf⋅m
- meV to ft⋅pdl
- meV to in⋅ozf
- meV to PS⋅h
- meV to cm³⋅atm
- meV to ft³⋅atm
- meV to ft³⋅psi
Atomic & physics
- meV to eV
- meV to MeV
- meV to GeV
- meV to keV
- meV to TeV
- meV to Eh
- meV to kJ/mol
- meV to kcal/mol
- meV to cm⁻¹
- meV to EP
- meV to PeV
- meV to Ry
- meV to EeV
- meV to K·k_B
- meV to foe
- meV to h·Hz
Fuel & explosive equivalents
- meV to BOE
- meV to t TNT
- meV to toe
- meV to kt
- meV to Mt
- meV to cubic foot of natural gas
- meV to GGE
- meV to Mtoe
- meV to cubic meter of natural gas
- meV to tce
- meV to ktoe
- meV to liter of gasoline
- meV to Gt
- meV to g TNT
- meV to kg TNT
- meV to MMBOE
- meV to kBOE
- meV to DGE
Everyday comparisons
Convert to millielectronvolts
- Joules to millielectronvolts
- Kilocalories to millielectronvolts
- Kilowatt-hours to millielectronvolts
- British thermal units to millielectronvolts
- Calories to millielectronvolts
- Kilojoules to millielectronvolts
- Calories (food) to millielectronvolts
- Electronvolts to millielectronvolts
- Watt-hours to millielectronvolts
- Foot-pounds to millielectronvolts
- Megajoules to millielectronvolts
- Therms to millielectronvolts
Frequently asked questions
What is a millielectronvolt?
The millielectronvolt is used for thermal energies and molecular vibrations: at room temperature kT ≈ 25 meV.
How is the millielectronvolt defined?
10⁻³ eV.
How many joules are in a millielectronvolt?
One millielectronvolt equals 1.6021766e-22 joules.
How many kilocalories are in a millielectronvolt?
One millielectronvolt equals 3.8292941e-26 kilocalories.
How many kilowatt-hours are in a millielectronvolt?
One millielectronvolt equals 4.4504906e-29 kilowatt-hours.