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BECQUEREL [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2011-09-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Nuclear Physics
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- becquerel
1, record 1, English, becquerel
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The International System unit of activity of a radionuclide, equal to the activity of a quantity of a radionuclide having one spontaneous nuclear transition per second. 2, record 1, English, - becquerel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One becquerel equals one disintegration per second. The becquerel replaces the curie; 1 Bq is approximately equal to 27 picocuries. 3, record 1, English, - becquerel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
becquerel; Bq: term and symbol standardized by ISO. 4, record 1, English, - becquerel
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Physique nucléaire
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- becquerel
1, record 1, French, becquerel
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité SI [Système international] de mesure d'activité nucléaire [...] égale à l'activité d'une quantité de nucléide radioactif pour laquelle le nombre de transitions nucléaires spontanées par seconde est égal à 1. 2, record 1, French, - becquerel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un becquerel correspond à une désintégration par seconde. Le becquerel remplace le curie comme unité de mesure; 1 becquerel équivaut à environ 27 picocuries. 3, record 1, French, - becquerel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
De Henri Becquerel, prix Nobel 1903 (prix commun avec Marie et Pierre Curie). 4, record 1, French, - becquerel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
becquerel; Bq : terme et symbole normalisés par l'ISO. 5, record 1, French, - becquerel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Metrología y unidades de medida
- Física nuclear
- Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- becquerel
1, record 1, Spanish, becquerel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unidad de actividad del Sistema Internacional de Unidades (SI) [igual a la] radiactividad de una muestra que se desintegra, como promedio, una vez por segundo. 2, record 1, Spanish, - becquerel
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