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One joule of work is the same as what?

One newton acting through one meter (1 J = 1 N·m).

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  1. One watt for one hour
  2. One newton moved through one meter ✔
  3. One newton per square meter

Why: Work is force times distance. Push with 1 newton over 1 meter and you have done 1 joule of work, the SI unit for both work and energy.

Huh, didn't know that: A force perpendicular to an object's motion does no work on it.

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Answer: One newton moved through one meter. Work is force times distance. Push with 1 newton over 1 meter and you have done 1 joule of work, the SI unit for both work and energy.

  1. OpenStax University Physics Volume 1: 7.1 Work openstax.org/books/university-physics-volume-1/pages/7-1-work
    This combination is called a joule
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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