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The becquerel (symbol: Bq) is the SI derived unit of radioactivity, named after Henri Becquerel
Becquerel may also refer to:
People
- Becquerel family, a family of French scientists
- Antoine César Becquerel (1788–1878)
- Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel (1820-1891)
- Henri Becquerel (1852-1908), Nobel laureate and namesake of the term becquerel
- Jean Becquerel (1878-1953)
- Louis Alfred Becquerel (1814-1862)
Places
Other uses
- Becquerel, a dog in the web comic Homestuck
- Becquerel effect, alternative name for the photo-voltaic effect
- Becquerel Prize, prize for contributions to photovoltaic research
- Becquerel Rays, the original name given to radioactivity
- Becquerelite, a uranium mineral
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