当量

當量

dāngliàng

noun #37,679

Meanings

1 equivalent (chemistry, physics)
2 yield (of explosives)

Characters

equivalent to; serve as

Examples

广岛原子弹的当量大约是15千吨TNT。

Guǎngdǎo yuánzǐdàn de dāngliàng dàyuē shì shíwǔ qiān dūn TNT.

The yield of the Hiroshima atomic bomb was about 15 kilotons of TNT.

这种化学反应中的氢当量需要重新计算。

Zhè zhǒng huàxué fǎnyìng zhōng de qīng dāngliàng xūyào chóngxīn jìsuàn.

The hydrogen equivalent in this chemical reaction needs to be recalculated.

Tips

usage

Technical term. In chemistry it's the "equivalent weight" used in stoichiometry; in nuclear/military contexts it's the explosive yield expressed as kilotons of TNT (TNT当量). Outside science writing it rarely appears.

Stroke Order

当 dāng

量 liàng