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Energy released in burning a match

Energy released in burning a match (1 kJ)

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Energy released in burning a match (1 kJ)

  • is 1/1000 of Approximate kinetic energy of a car driving on a highway (1 MJ)...more
  • is 1/500 of Kinetic energy per gram of meteor hitting the Earth (500 kJ)...more

If this was a standard unit ...

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