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Activity

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000004

The rate of disintegration (transformation) or decay of radioactive material per unit time. The units of activity (also known as radioactivity) are the curie (Ci) and the becquerel (Bq). For related information, see Measuring Radiation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000004
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000004",
  "term": "Activity",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "The rate of disintegration (transformation) or decay of radioactive material per unit time. The units of activity (also known as radioactivity) are the curie (Ci) and the becquerel (Bq). For related information, see Measuring Radiation.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/activity/"
}

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