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1 calorie is equal to ______ Joules.

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1 calorie is equal to 4.184 Joules.
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Answer:

4.184 Joules

Step-by-step explanation:

Calories is an energy unit which is required to increase the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree celcius at a pressure of 1 atm. On another hand, the joule is a energy unit which is relevant with the total energy exerted on an object when one newton force acts on that object over a distance of one meter. Joule is also one of the derived unit given in the International System of Units.

1 calorie of enegry is equal to 4.184 times the energy in Joules.

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