5000 Calories to Joules

Convert 5000 calories (cal) to joules (J) with formulas, examples, and conversion tables.

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5000 cal = 20920 J
Full precision:20920 J
Step-by-Step Solution

To convert 5000 calories to joules, we multiply by 4.184 because one calorie equals exactly 4.184 joules.

1 calorie = 4.184 joules

Since each calorie contains 4.184 joules, we multiply our value by this factor:

5000 × 4.184 = 20920 joules

So 5000 calories = 20920 joules.

Quick check: 20920 ÷ 4.184 = 5000 calories

Calories to Joules Conversion Table

CaloriesJoules
1 cal4.184 J
2 cal8.368 J
3 cal12.552 J
4 cal16.736 J
5 cal20.92 J
10 cal41.84 J
20 cal83.68 J
50 cal209.2 J
100 cal418.4 J
5000 cal20920 J

5000 Calories in Other Units

Unit5000 cal =
Calories to Joules20920 J
Calories to Kilojoules20.92 kJ
Calories to Megajoules0.02092 MJ
Calories to Gigajoules0.00002092 GJ
Calories to Watt-hours5.8111 Wh
Calories to Kilowatt-hours0.0058111 kWh
Calories to Megawatt-hours0.00000581 MWh
Calories to Kilocalories5 kcal
Calories to BTU19.8283 BTU
Calories to Therms0.00019828 therm
Calories to Foot-pounds15429.78 ft·lb
Calories to Electronvolts1.3057e+23 eV
Calories to Ergs2.092e+11 erg

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