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Watt-hours to Electronvolts Converter

↔ Convert eV to Wh instead

Common Conversions

Wh eV
1e-25 0.002247
1e-22 2.247
1e-20 224.7
1e-18 22470
1e-15 22470000
1e-12 22470000000
1e-9 22470000000000
0.000001 22470000000000000
0.001 22470000000000000000
1 2.247e+22
1000 2.247e+25
1000000 2.247e+28

Why this conversion matters in chemistry

Battery-cell theoretical-energy accounting walks across this conversion every time. Try a single AA alkaline: about 2.8 Wh of stored chemical energy, sitting on a 1.5 V terminal. That works out to 6.72 × 10³ C of charge, which is roughly 4.2 × 10²² electrons each transiting the external circuit at 1.5 eV apiece. The 2.247 × 10²² eV per Wh factor falls out of two definitions stacked together: 1 eV = 1.602 × 10⁻¹⁹ J and 1 Wh = 3600 J. The conversion is the move that lets a battery-materials chemist translate cell-level Wh/g into the per-electron form a Pourbaix diagram lives in.

Formula

eV = Wh × 2.247 × 10²²

Worked Examples

1 Wh = 2.247 × 10²² eV

The conversion anchor — one watt-hour in electronvolts.

0.001 Wh = 2.247 × 10¹⁹ eV

One milliwatt-hour — about the energy a small coin cell stores.

1000 Wh = 2.247 × 10²⁵ eV

One kilowatt-hour — about the household-scale energy unit.

0.1 Wh = 2.247 × 10²¹ eV

100 milliwatt-hours — about a button-cell capacity.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I convert Wh to electronvolts?
Multiply by 2.247 × 10²². So 1 Wh becomes 2.247 × 10²² eV. The factor drops out of 1 Wh = 3600 J and 1 eV = 1.602 × 10⁻¹⁹ J.
Why is the number so large?
One watt-hour (3600 J) is enormous compared to one electronvolt (about 1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ J). The 10²² ratio reflects the gap between macroscopic and atomic-scale energy.
When does this conversion matter?
Conceptual comparisons. A single AA cell at about 3 Wh equals roughly 6.7 × 10²² eV — a count comparable to the number of atoms in a small sample, which is what makes battery chemistry tractable to think about per-electron.