Curie is a unit of (a) energy of gamma rays (b) half-life (c) radioactivity (d) intensity of gamma rays

Answer: (c). Curie is a unit of activity: 1 Ci = 3.7 × 10¹⁰ disintegrations per second. So the answer is (c) radioactivity.

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Law of Radioactive Decay

Curie is a unit of

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Answer: (c)

Curie is a unit of activity: $1\text{ Ci} = 3.7 \times 10^{10}$ disintegrations per second.
So the answer is (c) radioactivity.

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