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	<onlyinclude>The '''becquerel''' or Bq is the [[SI]] [[units\|unit]] for [[radioactive decay]], measuring the activity of a substance, and is defined as one [[nucleus]] decaying per second (units of s<sup>-1</sup>).</onlyinclude><ref>Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, "Coherent derived units in the SI with special names and symbols" [Online], Available: http://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure/table3.html#becquerel</ref> The becquerel is named after French physicist [http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/becquerel-facts.html Henri Becquerel],<ref>Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, "A. H. Becquerel (1852-1908)" [Online], Available: http://www.bipm.org/en/measurement-units/history-si/radioactivity/becquerel.html</ref> who is known for his work with [[radiant energy\|light]], and shared the Nobel prize in 1903 with Pierre and Marie Curie for the discovery of natural radiation.<ref>Nobelprize.org The Official Website of the Nobel Prize, "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1903" [Online], Available: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/index.html</ref>		<onlyinclude>The '''becquerel''' or Bq is the [[SI]] [[units\|unit]] for [[radioactive decay]], measuring the activity of a substance, and is defined as one [[nucleus]] decaying per second (units of s<sup>-1</sup>).</onlyinclude><ref>Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, "Coherent derived units in the SI with special names and symbols" [Online], Available: http://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure/table3.html#becquerel</ref> The becquerel is named after French physicist [http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/becquerel-facts.html Henri Becquerel],<ref>Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, "A. H. Becquerel (1852-1908)" [Online], Available: http://www.bipm.org/en/measurement-units/history-si/radioactivity/becquerel.html</ref> who is known for his work with [[radiant energy\|light]], and shared the Nobel prize in 1903 with Pierre and Marie Curie for the discovery of natural radiation.<ref>Nobelprize.org The Official Website of the Nobel Prize, "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1903" [Online], Available: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/index.html</ref>

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	==Becquerel Unit Converter==		==Becquerel Unit Converter==
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	<onlyinclude>The '''becquerel''' or Bq is the [[SI]] [[units\|unit]] for [[radioactive decay]], measuring the activity of a substance, and is defined as one [[nucleus]] decaying per second (units of s<sup>-1</sup>).</onlyinclude><ref>Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, "Coherent derived units in the SI with special names and symbols" [Online], Available: http://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure/table3.html#becquerel</ref> The becquerel is named after French physicist [http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/becquerel-facts.html Henri Becquerel],<ref>Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, "A. H. Becquerel (1852-1908)" [Online], Available: http://www.bipm.org/en/measurement-units/history-si/radioactivity/becquerel.html</ref> who is known for his work with [[radiant energy\|light]], and shared the Nobel prize in 1903 with Pierre and Marie Curie for the discovery of natural radiation.<ref>Nobelprize.org The Official Website of the Nobel Prize, "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1903" [Online], Available: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/index.html</ref>		<onlyinclude>The '''becquerel''' or Bq is the [[SI]] [[units\|unit]] for [[radioactive decay]], measuring the activity of a substance, and is defined as one [[nucleus]] decaying per second (units of s<sup>-1</sup>).</onlyinclude><ref>Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, "Coherent derived units in the SI with special names and symbols" [Online], Available: http://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure/table3.html#becquerel</ref> The becquerel is named after French physicist [http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/becquerel-facts.html Henri Becquerel],<ref>Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, "A. H. Becquerel (1852-1908)" [Online], Available: http://www.bipm.org/en/measurement-units/history-si/radioactivity/becquerel.html</ref> who is known for his work with [[radiant energy\|light]], and shared the Nobel prize in 1903 with Pierre and Marie Curie for the discovery of natural radiation.<ref>Nobelprize.org The Official Website of the Nobel Prize, "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1903" [Online], Available: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/index.html</ref>

	The ability to measure the activity of a substance is practical and has many applications. For example, measuring the activity of a substance can allow you to determine the [[half-life]] of a sample. One useful application involving half-life is radioactive dating, which is used to determine the age of rocks and other materials, which is how the [[timescale of the universe\|age of the Earth]] is known.<ref>The TalkOrigins Archive, "The Age of the Earth" [Online], Available: http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-age-of-earth.html</ref>		The ability to measure the activity of a substance is practical and has many applications. For example, measuring the activity of a substance can allow you to determine the [[half life]] of a sample. One useful application involving half-life is radioactive dating, which is used to determine the age of rocks and other materials, which is how the [[timescale of the universe\|age of the Earth]] is known.<ref>The TalkOrigins Archive, "The Age of the Earth" [Online], Available: http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-age-of-earth.html</ref>

	The becquerel is a very small unit of activity in general applications, so for practical reasons it is commonly [[prefixes\|prefixed]] as kilobecquerels (10<sup>3</sup> Bq), megabecquerels (10<sup>6</sup> Bq), gigabecquerels (10<sup>9</sup> Bq) or even terabecquerels (10<sup>12</sup> Bq).		The becquerel is a very small unit of activity in general applications, so for practical reasons it is commonly [[prefixes\|prefixed]] as kilobecquerels (10<sup>3</sup> Bq), megabecquerels (10<sup>6</sup> Bq), gigabecquerels (10<sup>9</sup> Bq) or even terabecquerels (10<sup>12</sup> Bq).

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	<onlyinclude>The '''becquerel''' or Bq is the [[SI]] unit for [[radioactive decay]], measuring the activity of a substance, and is defined as one [[nucleus]] decaying per second (units of s<sup>-1</sup>).</onlyinclude><ref>Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, "Coherent derived units in the SI with special names and symbols" [Online], Available: http://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure/table3.html#becquerel</ref> The becquerel is named after French physicist [http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/becquerel-facts.html Henri Becquerel],<ref>Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, "A. H. Becquerel (1852-1908)" [Online], Available: http://www.bipm.org/en/measurement-units/history-si/radioactivity/becquerel.html</ref> who is known for his work with [[radiant energy\|light]], and shared the Nobel prize in 1903 with Pierre and Marie Curie for the discovery of natural radiation.<ref>Nobelprize.org The Official Website of the Nobel Prize, "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1903" [Online], Available: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/index.html</ref>		<onlyinclude>The '''becquerel''' or Bq is the [[SI]] [[units\|unit]] for [[radioactive decay]], measuring the activity of a substance, and is defined as one [[nucleus]] decaying per second (units of s<sup>-1</sup>).</onlyinclude><ref>Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, "Coherent derived units in the SI with special names and symbols" [Online], Available: http://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure/table3.html#becquerel</ref> The becquerel is named after French physicist [http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/becquerel-facts.html Henri Becquerel],<ref>Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, "A. H. Becquerel (1852-1908)" [Online], Available: http://www.bipm.org/en/measurement-units/history-si/radioactivity/becquerel.html</ref> who is known for his work with [[radiant energy\|light]], and shared the Nobel prize in 1903 with Pierre and Marie Curie for the discovery of natural radiation.<ref>Nobelprize.org The Official Website of the Nobel Prize, "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1903" [Online], Available: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/index.html</ref>

	The ability to measure the activity of a substance is practical and has many applications. For example, measuring the activity of a substance can allow you to determine the [[half-life]] of a sample. One useful application involving half-life is radioactive dating, which is used to determine the age of rocks and other materials, which is how the [[timescale of the universe\|age of the Earth]] is known.<ref>The TalkOrigins Archive, "The Age of the Earth" [Online], Available: http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-age-of-earth.html</ref>		The ability to measure the activity of a substance is practical and has many applications. For example, measuring the activity of a substance can allow you to determine the [[half-life]] of a sample. One useful application involving half-life is radioactive dating, which is used to determine the age of rocks and other materials, which is how the [[timescale of the universe\|age of the Earth]] is known.<ref>The TalkOrigins Archive, "The Age of the Earth" [Online], Available: http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-age-of-earth.html</ref>

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<onlyinclude>The '''becquerel''' or Bq is the [[SI]] unit for [[radioactive decay]], measuring the activity of a substance, and is defined as one [[nucleus]] decaying per second (units of s-1).</onlyinclude><ref>Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, "Coherent derived units in the SI with special names and symbols" [Online], Available: http://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure/table3.html#becquerel</ref> The becquerel is named after French physicist [http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/becquerel-facts.html Henri Becquerel],<ref>Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, "A. H. Becquerel (1852-1908)" [Online], Available: http://www.bipm.org/en/measurement-units/history-si/radioactivity/becquerel.html</ref> who is known for his work with [[radiant energy|light]], and shared the Nobel prize in 1903 with Pierre and Marie Curie for the discovery of natural radiation.<ref>Nobelprize.org The Official Website of the Nobel Prize, "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1903" [Online], Available: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1903/index.html</ref>

The ability to measure the activity of a substance is practical and has many applications. For example, measuring the activity of a substance can allow you to determine the [[half-life]] of a sample. One useful application involving half-life is radioactive dating, which is used to determine the age of rocks and other materials, which is how the [[timescale of the universe|age of the Earth]] is known.<ref>The TalkOrigins Archive, "The Age of the Earth" [Online], Available: http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-age-of-earth.html</ref>

The becquerel is a very small unit of activity in general applications, so for practical reasons it is commonly [[prefixes|prefixed]] as kilobecquerels (103 Bq), megabecquerels (106 Bq), gigabecquerels (109 Bq) or even terabecquerels (1012 Bq).

==Becquerel Unit Converter==
<html> <iframe src="http://energyeducation.ca/simulations/converter/converter.php?defaultMeasure=Radioactivity&defaultFrom=becquerel&defaultTo=curie" width="750" height="200"> </iframe> </html>

==References==
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