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becquerelSI unit of radioactivity, equal to one radioactive disintegration (change in the nucleus of an atom when a particle or ray is given off) per second. The becquerel is much smaller than the previous standard unit, the curie (3.7 × 1010 Bq). It is named after French physicist Henri Becquerel. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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