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प्रश्न
What are ‘Becquerel rays’?
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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