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Unit Definition (hartree) The hartree is a unit of energy used in atomic and moleclar physics, equal to about 4.3598 x 10E-18 joule or 27.212 electron volts. The unit is named for the British physicist and mathematician Douglas R. Hartree (1897-1958). Unit Definition (kilowatt hour) The SI (International System of Units) unit of energy is the joule (J), equal to one watt - second; one kilowatt hour is exactly 3.6 megajoules, which is the amount of energy transferred if work is done at a rate of one thousand watts for one hour.
The kilowatt hour is a convenient unit for electrical bills because the energy usage of a typical electrical customer in one month is several hundred kilowatt hours. Megawatt hours and terawatt hours are used for metering larger amounts of electrical energy
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