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.

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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

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Significant digits 12 Round to Notation 1 dpm = 0.0166666666667 Bq

Show this value in all 13 radioactivity units

Terabecquerels TBq 1.66666666667e-14
Gigabecquerels GBq 1.66666666667e-11
Megabecquerels MBq 1.66666666667e-8
Kilobecquerels kBq 0.000 016 666 666 666 7
Becquerels Bq 0.016 666 666 666 7
Curies Ci 4.5045045045e-13
Millicuries mCi 4.5045045045e-10
Microcuries µCi 0.000 000 450 450 450 45
Nanocuries nCi 0.000 450 450 450 45
Picocuries pCi 0.450 450 450 45
Rutherfords Rd 1.66666666667e-8
Disintegration per minutes dpm 1
Disintegration per seconds dps 0.016 666 666 666 7

Every row is Disintegration per minute (dpm) converted through the becquerel, in exact rational arithmetic.

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 minute to Becquerel conversion table

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

Becquerel to Disintegration per minute conversion table

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

Frequently asked

How many becquerels are in a disintegration per minute?

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

How do you convert disintegration per minutes to becquerels?

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

What is 1 Bq in disintegration per minutes?

One becquerel is 60 disintegration per minutes.

What is 10 dpm in Bq?

10 dpm = 0.166 666 67 Bq.

What exactly is a disintegration per minute?

Liquid-scintillation counting.