Convert becquerels to disintegration per minutes

1 Bq = 60 dpm — exactly. Both units are defined against the SI, so this factor is a fraction, not an approximation.

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60dpm

✓ Exact 1 Bq = 60 dpm

Significant digits 12 Notation 1 Bq = 60 dpm

How to convert becquerels to disintegration per minutes

Multiply the number of becquerels by 60 to get disintegration per minutes.

The exact factor is 60 .

Disintegration per minute: Liquid-scintillation counting.

Becquerels (Bq)	Disintegration per minutes (dpm)
1 Bq	60
2 Bq	120
3 Bq	180
5 Bq	300
10 Bq	600
20 Bq	1200
25 Bq	1500
50 Bq	3000
100 Bq	6000
250 Bq	15 000
500 Bq	30 000
1000 Bq	60 000

Disintegration per minutes (dpm)	Becquerels (Bq)
1 dpm	0.016 666 667
2 dpm	0.033 333 333
3 dpm	0.05
5 dpm	0.083 333 333
10 dpm	0.166 666 67
20 dpm	0.333 333 33
25 dpm	0.416 666 67
50 dpm	0.833 333 33
100 dpm	1.666 666 7
250 dpm	4.166 666 7
500 dpm	8.333 333 3
1000 dpm	16.666 667

One becquerel equals 60 disintegration per minutes (Bq → dpm). That figure is exact, not rounded.

Multiply the number of becquerels by 60 to get disintegration per minutes.

One disintegration per minute is 0.01666666667 becquerels.

10 Bq = 600 dpm.

Liquid-scintillation counting.