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becquerel /bec·que·rel/ (bek?e-rel´) a unit of radioactivity, defined as the quantity of a radionuclide that undergoes one decay per second (s-1). One curie equals 3.7 × 1010 becquerels. Abbreviated Bq.
becquerel the SI unit of radioactivity, defined as the quantity of a radionuclide that undergoes one decay per second (s-1). One becquerel equals 3.7 ×10-11 Ci. Abbreviated Bq. Supersedes the curie. |
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Her husband soon joined in her scientific investigations into the natural radioactivity discovered by another French scientist, Antoine Henri Becquerel. The Curies began researching radioactive elements after Henri Becquerel discovered, by chance, radioactive uranium. Pinchook and Shavrei have brought their Becquerel monitor, an expensive piece of apparatus which measures radiation levels. |
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