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What physical quantity does electron volt (eV) measure? How is it related to the S.I. unit of that quantity?

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The energy of atomic particles is measured in electron volt (eV)

    1 eV = charge on an electron × 1 volt
⇒ 1 eV = 1.6 x 10-19 coulomb x 1 volt
1 eV = 1.6 x 10-19 J

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