becquerel
noun
bec·que·rel
(ˌ)be-ˈkrel
ˌbe-kə-ˈrel,
ˈbe-kə-ˌrel
plural becquerels
: a unit of radioactivity of a given sample of material equal to one atomic decay (see decay entry 2 sense 5b) per second
The resulting trench is still contaminated with about 100 becquerels of radioactivity per gram of soil, much higher than normal.—Rob Edwards
compare curie sense 2
—abbreviation Bq
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