Units of Radioactivity

There are two units of radioactivity and they are:

  • Curie (Ci): If the radioactive substance decay at the rate of 3.7×1010 decays per second, then the unit used is Curie.
  • Rutherford (rd): If the radioactive substance decay at the rate of 106 decays per second, then the unit is Rutherford.

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