: a unit quantity of any radioactive nuclide in which 3.7 × 1010 disintegrations occur per second
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: a unit of radioactivity equal to 3.7 × 1010 disintegrations per second compare becquerel—abbreviation c, Ci
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe average concentration of plutonium in the surface soil of the refuge portion of the site is 1.1 picocuries (trillionths of a curie) per gram (pCi/g). Vincent Carroll, The Denver Post, 16 June 2017