Bq
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Bq is the SI-derived unit of radioactivity used to measure the rate of nuclear decay in a radioactive substance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bq canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
SI derived unit
ⓘ
coherent SI unit ⓘ unit of radioactivity ⓘ |
| category | SI units of radioactivity ⓘ |
| dimension | T^-1 ⓘ |
| fieldOfUse |
health physics
ⓘ
nuclear medicine ⓘ nuclear physics ⓘ radiation protection ⓘ radiology ⓘ |
| fullName | becquerel ⓘ |
| hasMultiple |
GBq
ⓘ
MBq ⓘ TBq ⓘ kBq ⓘ |
| hasPluralName | becquerels ⓘ |
| hasSubmultiple |
mBq
ⓘ
µBq ⓘ |
| introducedInSI | 1975 ⓘ |
| isCoherentWithSI | true ⓘ |
| isDefinedAs |
one disintegration per second
ⓘ
one nuclear decay per second ⓘ |
| isPartOf | International System of Quantities ⓘ |
| isScalarUnit | true ⓘ |
| isSIderivedUnit | true ⓘ |
| isSIUnit | true ⓘ |
| isUsedWorldwide | true ⓘ |
| measures |
activity of a radioactive source
ⓘ
radioactivity ⓘ rate of nuclear decay ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henri Becquerel ⓘ |
| notationType | Latin alphabet symbol ⓘ |
| quantityKind | activity (of a radionuclide) ⓘ |
| relatedQuantity |
absorbed dose
ⓘ
equivalent dose ⓘ |
| relatedUnit |
gray
ⓘ
sievert ⓘ |
| relationToCurie | 1 Ci = 3.7×10^10 Bq ⓘ |
| replacedUnit | curie ⓘ |
| SIBaseUnitExpression | s^-1 ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
International Bureau of Weights and Measures
ⓘ
surface form:
Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
General Conference on Weights and Measures ⓘ |
| symbolFor | becquerel ⓘ |
| systemOfUnits | International System of Units ⓘ |
| unitClass | physical quantity unit ⓘ |
| valueInSIBaseUnits | 1 s^-1 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.