Associations to the word «Becquerel»

Wiktionary

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
BECQUEREL RAY, noun. (physics) (archaic) A radioactive ray of any kind.
BECQUEREL RAYS, noun. Plural of Becquerel ray

Dictionary definition

BECQUEREL, noun. French physicist who discovered that rays emitted by uranium salts affect photographic plates (1852-1908).

Wise words

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