Convert disintegration per minutes to becquerels

1 dpm = 0.0166666666667 Bq — exactly. Both units are defined against the SI, so this factor is a fraction, not an approximation.

From

0.016 666 666 666 7Bq

≈ Rounded to 12 s.f. 1 dpm ≈ 0.016 666 666 666 7 Bq

As a fraction: 1/60

Significant digits 12 Notation 1 dpm = 0.0166666666667 Bq

How to convert disintegration per minutes to becquerels

Multiply the number of disintegration per minutes by 0.0166666666667 to get becquerels.

Disintegration per minute: Liquid-scintillation counting.

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

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

One disintegration per minute equals 0.01666666667 becquerels (dpm → Bq). That figure is exact, not rounded.

Multiply the number of disintegration per minutes by 0.0166666666667 to get becquerels.

One becquerel is 60 disintegration per minutes.

10 dpm = 0.166 666 67 Bq.

Liquid-scintillation counting.