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electronvolt

electronvolt is the alternative spelling of electron volt.

Meaning of electron volt

Noun

electron volt (plural electron volts, abbreviation eV)

  1. A unit for measuring the energy of subatomic particles; the energy equal to that attained by an electron moving through a potential difference of one volt. Equivalent to 1.6022 × 10⁻¹⁹ joules.
    • To get a feel for the size, the energy required to completely liberate an electron from the ground state of a hydrogen atom is 13.6 electron volts.2011, Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw, The Quantum Universe, Allen Lane, page 158n

Forms of electronvolt

pluralelectronvolts

Words formed from electronvolt

Questions about electronvolt

What is electronvolt the alternative spelling of?
Electronvolt is the alternative spelling of electron volt.

Words near electronvolt in the dictionary

  1. electronography
  2. electronometer
  3. electronometers
  4. electrons
  5. electronuclear
  6. electronvolt
  7. electronvolts
  8. electronystagmogram
  9. electronystagmograms
  10. electronystagmograph
  11. electronystagmographic

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