electron volt (symbol eV; also written electronvolt[1][2]) is a unit of energy equal to approximately 1.61019 joule (symbol J).

By definition, it is the amount of energy gained (or lost) by the charge of a single electron moved across an electric potential difference of one volt. Thus it is 1 volt (1 joule per coulomb, 1 J/C) multiplied by the negative of the electron charge (e, or1.602176565(35)1019 C). Therefore, one electron volt is equal to 1.602176565(35)1019 J.[3] Historically, the electron volt was devised as a standard unit of measure through its usefulness in electrostatic particle accelerator sciences because a particle with charge q has an energy E = qV after passing through the potential V; if q is quoted in integer units of theelementary charge and the terminal bias in volts, one gets an energy in eV. The electron volt is not an SI unit, and thus its value in SI units must be obtained experimentally.[4] Like the elementary charge on which it is based, it is not an independent quantity but is equal to 1 J/C(2ha/ 0c0). It is a common unit of energy within physics, widely used in solid state, atomic, nuclear, and particle physics. It is commonly used with the SI prefixes milli-, kilo-, mega-, giga-, tera-, peta- or exa- (meV, keV, MeV, GeV, TeV, PeV and EeV respectively). Thus meV stands for milli-electron volt.

In some older documents, and in the name Bevatron, the symbol BeV is used, which stands for billion electron volts; it is equivalent to the GeV.

The watt (/wt/ WOT; symbol: W)(1W=1kg.m^2/s^3) is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units (SI), named after the Scottish engineer James Watt (1736 1819). The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion or transfer. One watt is the rate at which work is done when an object's velocity is held constant at one meter per second against constant opposing force of one newton.

In terms of electromagnetism, one watt is the rate at which work is done when one ampere (A) of current flows through an electrical potential difference of one volt (V).

Two additional unit conversions for watt can be found using the above equation and Ohm's Law.

Where ohm (

) is the SI derived unit of electrical resistance.