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E P T G k
1 000 000 000 000 000 000 = 1018 1 000 000 000 000 000 = 1015 1 000 000 000 000 = 1012 1 000 000 000 = 10 9 1 000 000 = 10 6 1 000 = 10 3
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THE TERMS BILLION, TRILLION shall not be used in SI because of ambiguity in their meaning. TERM
Canada and USA Million Billion Trillion Quadrillion 106 109 1012 1015
MEANING
MostOther Countries Including UK & Germany 10 6 1012 1018 1024
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Metric-SI gigajoule 109 J GJ = 10 -3 1 10 3 106 3.6 x 10 -3 1.055 x 10 -3 0.1055 1.055 38.6 x 10 -3 1.0935 1.093 x 10 3 1.093 x 10 6 = 10-6 10-3 1 103
Metric-SI petajoule 10 15 J PJ =
Metric-SI 103 W.h. kW.h 0.2778 277.78 277.8 x 10 3 277.8 x 10 6 1 0.2931 29.307 293.07 10.72 303.74 303.7 x 10 3 303.7 x 10 6 =
Imperial 103 Btu MBtu 0.9478 947.82 947.8 x 10 3 947.8 x 10 6 3.4121 1 100 103 36.586 1036.4 1.036 x 10 6 1.036 x 10 9
multiply
= 9478 x 10-3 = 9.4782 9.478 x 10 3 9.478 x 10 6 34.12 x 10 -3 10-2 1 10 0.3659 10.364 10.36 x 10 3 10.36 x 10 6
25.91 x 10 -3 = 914.54 x 10 -6 = 914.54 x 10-9 = 914.54 x 10 -12 25.907 25.91 x 10 3 25.91 x 10 6 93.26 x 10 -3 27.33 x 10 -3 2.733 27.33 1 28.328 28.33 x 10 3 28.33 x 10 6 0.9145 914.54 914.54 x 10 3 3.292 x 10 -3 964.9 x 10 -6 96.49 x 10 -3 0.9649 35.3 x 10 -3 1 103 106 914.54 x 10 -6 0.9145 914.545 3.292 x 10 -6 964.9 x 10 -9 96.49 x 10 -6 964.9 x 10 -6 35.3 x 10 -6 10-3 1 103 914.54 x 10 -9 914.54 x 10 -6 0.9145 3.292 x 10 -9 964.9 x 10 -12 96.49 x 10 -9 964.9 x 10 -9 35.3 x 10 -9 10-6 10-3 1
Note: All Btu and kcal are International Table units. 1 kcal = 4.187 kJ = 4.187 x 10-3 MJ = 1.163 x 10-3 kW.h = 3.968 Btu = 4.187 x 10 -6 GJ 1 Dth = decatherm = 10 therms = 106 Btu = MMBtu = 1.055 GJ 1 quad = quadrillion Btu = 1015 Btu = 1.055 x 109 GJ = 1.055 x 103 PJ = 1.055 EJ 1 Tcf = trillion cubic feet = thousand Bcf = 109 Mcf = 28.328 x 109m3 (*)
1 toe = tonne of oil equivalent = 107 kcal = 41.87 GJ 1 Mtoe = 10 6 toe = 10 13 kcal = 41.87 x 106 GJ = 41.87 PJ 1 Gtoe = 10 9 toe = 10 16 kcal = 41.87 x 109 GJ = 41.87 EJ 1 barrel of crude oil = 5.8 x 106 Btu = 5.8 MMBtu = 6.119 GJ
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