electron volt

volt (V) (vōlt) the SI unit of electric potential or electromotive force, equal to 1 watt per ampere, or 1 joule per coulomb.

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electron volt  (eV) a unit of energy equal to the energy acquired by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt; equal to 1.602 × 10−19 joule.

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electron volt

n. Abbr. eV, ev

A unit of energy equal to the energy acquired by an electron falling through a potential difference of one volt, approximately 1.602 × 10^-19 joule.

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electron volt (eV),

a unit of energy equal to the energy acquired by an electron falling through a potential difference of 1 volt. One eV equals 1.6 × 10^-12 erg or 1.6 × 10^-19 J.

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volt (V),

n the unit of electromotive force or electrical pressure; the force necessary to cause 1 ampere of current to flow against 1 ohm of resistance. A volt is the unit that is used to measure the tendency of a charge to move from one place to another.

volt, electron (eV),

n the kinetic energy gained by an electron by falling through a potential difference of 1 volt. 1 eV is equivalent to 1.6 × 10¹² ergs; 1000 eV is referred to as 1 kilo electron volt, or keV, and 1,000,000 eV are referred to as 1 mega electron volt, or MeV.