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keV kiloelectron volt; 1000 electron volts.
keV,
abbreviation for kiloelectron volts, an energy unit equivalent to 1000 electron volts. Also abbreviated kev.

volt (V) [vōlt]
the SI unit of electric potential or electromotive force, equal to 1 watt per ampere, or 1 joule per coulomb.
electron volt (eV) a unit of energy equal to the energy acquired by an electron in being accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt; equal to 1.602 × 10−19 joule.
gigaelectron volt (GeV) one billion electron volts (109 eV).
kiloelectron volt (keV) one thousand electron volts (103 eV).
megaelectron volt (MeV) one million electron volts (106 eV).

kev,
n the abbreviation for 1000 electron volts.

keV
kilo (1000) electron volts (3.82 × 10−17 calorie, or 1.6 × 10−9 erg).


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