Combined Science GCSE
Becquerel
What Becquerel means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
The unit of activity, where one becquerel equals one decay per second.
The unit of activity, defined as one decay per second.
Topics that use Becquerel
- Radioactive decay and nuclear radiation (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Activity
- Alpha radiation
- Beta radiation
- Count rate
- Gamma radiation
- Ionising radiation safety
- Random nature of radioactive decay
- Source selection
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