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Orders of magnitude (specific energy)

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This is a table of specific energy by magnitude. Unless otherwise noted, these values assume standard ambient temperature and pressure.

List of orders of magnitude for specific energy
Order of magnitude
J/(kg)
Specific energy Storage method
101 1 Gravitational potential energy stored by raising any material by 1 meter (near the Earth's surface)
102 2.8 Day laborer (for that day)
4 Heel-strike generator using electrostrictive polymers
103
104
105 2.16 NiMH rechargeable batteries
6.12 Lead acid car batteries
6.3 Li-ion watch batteries
106
107 1.6 Wood fuel
1.7 Protein (about 4 nutritional calories per gram)[1]
Carbohydrates (about 4 nutritional calories per gram)[2]
2.5 Ethanol
2.9 Alcohol (about 7 nutritional calories per gram)
3.8 Fat (about 9 nutritional calories per gram)[3]
4.4 Petrol (gasoline)[4]
6.249 Specific kinetic energy required to escape the Earth's gravity from its surface.
108 1.2 Hydrogen
109
1010
1011
1012
1013 8.6 Nuclear fission: natural uranium in fast breeder reactor
1014 5.76 Nuclear fusion: deuterium-tritium
1015
1016 ~8.9876 Matter-antimatter annihilation: indeterminate matter and antimatter

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References[edit]

  1. Dukhan, David (2003). "Energy Density of Protein". The Physics Factbook. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  2. Panda, Anurag (2007). "Energy Density of Carbohydrates". The Physics Factbook. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  3. Zhang, Ping (2004). "Energy Density of Fats". The Physics Factbook. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  4. Golnik, Arthur (2003). "Energy Density of Gasoline". The Physics Factbook. Retrieved 5 January 2014.


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