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Does a curie (Ci) measure radiation intensity or energy?
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A curie is a unit of radioactivity that is used to measure the rate of radioactive decay. It is defined as the amount of any radioactive substance that undergoes 3.7 x 10^10 disintegrations per second. Show more…
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