500 Gigajoules to Ergs
Convert 500 gigajoules (GJ) to ergs (erg) with formulas, examples, and conversion tables.
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erg
500 GJ = 5e+18 erg
Full precision:5e+18 erg
Step-by-Step Solution
To convert 500 gigajoules to ergs, we multiply by 1e+16 because one gigajoule equals exactly 1e+16 ergs.
1 gigajoule = 1e+16 ergs
Since each gigajoule contains 1e+16 ergs, we multiply our value by this factor:
500 × 1e+16 = 5e+18 ergs
So 500 gigajoules = 5e+18 ergs.
Quick check: 5e+18 ÷ 1e+16 = 500 gigajoules
Gigajoules to Ergs Conversion Table
| Gigajoules | Ergs |
|---|---|
| 1 GJ | 1e+16 erg |
| 2 GJ | 2e+16 erg |
| 3 GJ | 3e+16 erg |
| 4 GJ | 4e+16 erg |
| 5 GJ | 5e+16 erg |
| 10 GJ | 1e+17 erg |
| 20 GJ | 2e+17 erg |
| 50 GJ | 5e+17 erg |
| 100 GJ | 1e+18 erg |
| 500 GJ | 5e+18 erg |
500 Gigajoules in Other Units
| Unit | 500 GJ = |
|---|---|
| Gigajoules to Joules | 5e+11 J |
| Gigajoules to Kilojoules | 500000000 kJ |
| Gigajoules to Megajoules | 500000 MJ |
| Gigajoules to Watt-hours | 138888888.89 Wh |
| Gigajoules to Kilowatt-hours | 138888.89 kWh |
| Gigajoules to Megawatt-hours | 138.889 MWh |
| Gigajoules to Calories | 1.195e+11 cal |
| Gigajoules to Kilocalories | 119502868.07 kcal |
| Gigajoules to BTU | 473906697.25 BTU |
| Gigajoules to Therms | 4739.09 therm |
| Gigajoules to Foot-pounds | 3.6878e+11 ft·lb |
| Gigajoules to Electronvolts | 3.1207e+30 eV |
| Gigajoules to Ergs | 5e+18 erg |