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प्रश्न
What are ‘Becquerel rays’?
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उत्तर
Becquerel rays are ‘radioactive radiations’, emitted from radioactive substances like uranium, thorium etc. Since these radiations were discovered by Henry Becquerel, so they are named as ‘Becquerel rays’.
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