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.

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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

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