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curie (Ci)
The basic unit used to describe the intensity of radioactivity in a sample of material. The curie is equal to 37 billion disintegrations per second, which is approximately the rate of decay of 1 gram of radium. Named for Marie and Pierre Curie, who discovered radium in 1898.
- Partie du discours : noun
- Secteur d’activité/Domaine : Environnement
- Catégorie : Dangers d'irradiation
- Educational Institution: Harvard University
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