Units for energy

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Mauricio Maravilla 3C
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Units for energy

Postby Mauricio Maravilla 3C » Fri Nov 06, 2020 4:39 pm

I had a question about the unit S^-1 or 1/seconds
I remember reading that when you have those units it is equal to hertz or joules.
1/seconds = 1 Hz or 1/seconds = 1 Joule

Can someone let me know which one it is?
Thanks

Alvin Lai 3J
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Re: Units for energy

Postby Alvin Lai 3J » Fri Nov 06, 2020 4:41 pm

HI! It's 1 Hz = 1/second
I hope this helps!

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Re: Units for energy

Postby Varsha Ravi 3E » Fri Nov 06, 2020 10:27 pm

1/seconds = 1Hz! 1 Joule = 1 kg x m^2 x s^-2 (or kg x mg^2 / s^2, since that's always been easier for me to conceptualize)

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Re: Units for energy

Postby Lung Sheng Liang 3J » Sat Nov 07, 2020 3:12 pm

Hello, Hz can be written as 1/s and it's easier that way because you can keep track of your units in calculations. Joules = (kgm^2)/(s^2)

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Re: Units for energy

Postby Ryan_Kien_1L » Sat Nov 07, 2020 3:25 pm

It's Hz/Hertz, however, Joules is the unit for energy, not hertz. Hertz is the measure of frequency.

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Re: Units for energy

Postby Namratha Gujje » Sat Nov 07, 2020 6:46 pm

1/seconds applies to hertz only. Joules is equal to kg*m^2/S^2

Akriti Ratti 1H
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Re: Units for energy

Postby Akriti Ratti 1H » Sat Nov 07, 2020 7:02 pm

Hi! s^-1, or 1/seconds is equal to 1 Hz.

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Re: Units for energy

Postby Andre Fabian 1F » Sat Nov 07, 2020 8:38 pm

1/s = Hz

1 J = kg.m^2/s^2



Hope this helps!
Andre

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Re: Units for energy

Postby John_Tran_3J » Sat Nov 07, 2020 9:49 pm

1/s = Hz
1 Joule= 1 kg m^2/s^2

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Re: Units for energy

Postby Michelle Nguyen 3F » Sun Nov 08, 2020 8:18 am

For Hz, it is 1/s = Hz. For Joules, it is 1 J= 1 kg m^2/s^2. Hope this helps!

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Re: Units for energy

Postby Helena Xu 3L » Sun Nov 08, 2020 11:47 am

1/s = 1 Hz (Hertz), which is the unit for frequency. The unit for energy is Joules (J) with 1 J = 1 (kg.m^2)/(s^2).

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Re: Units for energy

Postby Emma Chang 1G » Sun Nov 08, 2020 12:05 pm

1/s is 1 Hz (Hertz, or cycle per second), and the units for Joules are kg.m^2.s^-2.


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