becquerel

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IPA [bɛkəˈɹɛɫ]

Noun

becquerel noun

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. Symbol: Bq

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activity petabecquerel kilobecquerel megabecquerel gigabecquerel kilobequerel femtobecquerel mega-becquerel hectobecquerel becquerel ray specific activity sievert curie picocurie beta radiation absorbed dose

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