Convert Disintegrations per minute per gram to Curies per kilogram
Convert Disintegrations per minute per gram (dpm/g) to Curies per kilogram (Ci/kg) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
Ci/kg = dpm/g × 4.504504505e-10
About Disintegrations per minute per gram
The disintegration per minute per gram (dpm/g) equals exactly 1000/60 Bq/kg ≈ 16.67 Bq/kg. Widely used in liquid scintillation counting (LSC) of ³H and ¹⁴C-labelled compounds and in nuclear forensics for soil and sediment analysis; geochemists report natural radionuclide concentrations in volcanic rocks and marine sediments in dpm/g. 1 dpm/g = 1000/60 Bq/kg.
About Curies per kilogram
The curie per kilogram (Ci/kg) equals 3.7 × 10¹⁰ Bq/kg = 37 GBq/kg. High specific activity sealed sources: ¹¹¹In and ¹³³Xe produced in accelerators are characterised in Ci/kg; ⁴²K formed by neutron activation in high-potassium food samples in research irradiators reaches Ci/kg values. 1 Ci/kg = 3.7 × 10¹⁰ Bq/kg.
Quick Reference Table
| Disintegrations per minute per gram (dpm/g) | Curies per kilogram (Ci/kg) |
|---|---|
| 1 dpm/g | 4.505 × 10-10 Ci/kg |
| 2 dpm/g | 9.009 × 10-10 Ci/kg |
| 5 dpm/g | 2.252 × 10-9 Ci/kg |
| 10 dpm/g | 4.505 × 10-9 Ci/kg |
| 25 dpm/g | 1.126 × 10-8 Ci/kg |
| 50 dpm/g | 2.252 × 10-8 Ci/kg |
| 100 dpm/g | 4.505 × 10-8 Ci/kg |