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Calorie (thermochemical)

cal

cx:cal_th · Energy

1 cal = 4.184 J.

Quantity kind
Energy
SI dimension
L^2 · M · T^-2
Allowed roles
Scalar
Unit system / convention
Other conventions
Registry code
cal_th

Scope and distinctions

Explicit calorie convention. Thermochemical and International Table calories differ; unqualified calorie requires a definition choice.

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Definition sources

  • NIST — NIST Guide to the SI, Appendix B.8

    SP 811 online conversion table accessed 2026-10-28

    Appendix B.8: Calorie (thermochemical); exact relation distinguished from rounded tabular display

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Definition and registry versions
Definition revision
1.0.0
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Definition lifecycle
candidate
Definition owner
core.metrology
Definition digest
ece9dfd4d284354bea963178b2ae58856b1706b56ca4e7e844c52513019ca5c7
Definition dependency digest
d0086bb7b1e2c200015dffdba75c7882e12ab74b44ebe535fde1866df7e9ad42

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