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POTASSIUM-40 [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-09-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Geochemistry
- Radioactive Contamination
- Radiation Protection
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- potassium 40 1, record 1, English, potassium%2040
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- potassium-40 2, record 1, English, potassium%2D40
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Géochimie
- Pollution par radioactivité
- Radioprotection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- potassium 40
1, record 1, French, potassium%2040
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Radioélément naturel de période d'une durée de 1,25 x 109 ans. 2, record 1, French, - potassium%2040
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'Exposition au rayonnement naturel. Sources externes. Rayons cosmiques [...] Rayonnements telluriques [...] . Sources internes : Radon et thoron inhalés [...] Potassium 40 [...] Radionucléides des familles de l'uranium et du thorium [...] Carbone 14, tritium, béryllium 7 dus aux rayons cosmiques [...] 3, record 1, French, - potassium%2040
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les radioéléments primordiaux sont le potassium 40, l'uranium 238 et le thorium 232 qui ont respectivement zéro, treize et dix descendants radioactifs principaux. 4, record 1, French, - potassium%2040
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
L'eau de mer est naturellement radioactive; le potassium 40 est le principal responsable de cette radioactivité naturelle, dont la valeur est de 340 picocuries par litre (pC/l) [...] 5, record 1, French, - potassium%2040
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Geoquímica
- Contaminación por radioactividad
- Protección contra la radiación
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- potasio 40
1, record 1, Spanish, potasio%2040
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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