Specific kinetic energy

Specific kinetic energy
Common symbols	ke, or e_k
SI unit	J/kg, or m²/s²
Derivations from other quantities	e_k = ½v²

Specific kinetic energy is kinetic energy of an object per unit of mass.

It is defined as ${\begin{matrix}e_{k}={\frac {1}{2}}\end{matrix}}v^{2}$ .

Where $e_{k}$ is the specific kinetic energy and $v$ is velocity. It has units of J/kg, which is equivalent to m²/s².

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