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CURIE LITRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Nuclear Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- curie per litre
1, record 1, English, curie%20per%20litre
proposal
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- Ci/l 1, record 1, English, Ci%2Fl
proposal
- Ci/L 1, record 1, English, Ci%2FL
proposal, see observation
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- curie per liter 1, record 1, English, curie%20per%20liter
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"curie": A unit of radioactivity, defined as 3.7 X 1010 disintegrations per second exactly. It was originally defined as the amount of radon in equilibrium with 1 g of radium, but this definition has now been superseded. 2, record 1, English, - curie%20per%20litre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The international symbol for litre is the upright lower-case letter "l". However, the capital letter "L" has been adopted as the official symbol in Canada because the lower-case letter can be confused in printing with the numeral "l". 3, record 1, English, - curie%20per%20litre
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Physique nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- curie par litre
1, record 1, French, curie%20par%20litre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- Ci/l 1, record 1, French, Ci%2Fl
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les déchets peuvent présenter des activité très diverses; on les classe en déchets de haute, de moyenne ou de faible activité, mais il faut noter que les distinctions ne sont pas toujours nettes : si, par haute activité, on désigne des concentrations de centaines ou de milliers de Ci/l, (curies par litre; 1 Ci = 3,7 X 1010 désintégrations par seconde) et par faible activité des concentrations de l'ordre du mCi/l, on trouve entre ces cas extrêmes toute une gamme de déchets d'activités intermédiaires. 1, record 1, French, - curie%20par%20litre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'unité actuellement adoptée pour l'activité, dans le système international, est le becquerel (Bq), mais elle n'est pas encore très utilisée en pratique et l'on continue à utiliser le curie (Ci). 2, record 1, French, - curie%20par%20litre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Metrología y unidades de medida
- Física nuclear
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- curie por litro
1, record 1, Spanish, curie%20por%20litro
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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