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Becquerel vs Sievert - What's the difference?

becquerel | sievert |

As nouns the difference between becquerel and sievert

is that becquerel is in the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. Symbol: Bq while sievert is in the International System of Units, the derived unit of radiation dose; the dose received in one hour at a distance of 1 cm from a point source of 1 mg of radium in a 0.5 mm thick platinum enclosure. Symbol: Sv.

becquerel

English

(wikipedia becquerel)

Noun

(en noun)
  • In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. Symbol: Bq

    • sievert

    English

    (wikipedia sievert)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radiation dose; the dose received in one hour at a distance of 1 cm from a point source of 1 mg of radium in a 0.5 mm thick platinum enclosure. Symbol: Sv

    • Anagrams

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