Convert Disintegrations per minute per gram to Kilocuries per kilogram
Convert Disintegrations per minute per gram (dpm/g) to Kilocuries per kilogram (kCi/kg) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
kCi/kg = dpm/g × 4.504504505e-13
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 Kilocuries per kilogram
The kilocurie per kilogram (kCi/kg) equals 3.7 × 10¹³ Bq/kg = 1 Ci/g. The specific activity of carrier-free ⁶⁰Co is ~1124 Ci/g (= 1.124 kCi/kg or 4.16 × 10¹³ Bq/kg); many radionuclides produced without stable carrier have specific activities in the kCi/kg range. 1 kCi/kg = 3.7 × 10¹³ Bq/kg = 1 Ci/g.
Quick Reference Table
| Disintegrations per minute per gram (dpm/g) | Kilocuries per kilogram (kCi/kg) |
|---|---|
| 1 dpm/g | 4.505 × 10-13 kCi/kg |
| 2 dpm/g | 9.009 × 10-13 kCi/kg |
| 5 dpm/g | 2.252 × 10-12 kCi/kg |
| 10 dpm/g | 4.505 × 10-12 kCi/kg |
| 25 dpm/g | 1.126 × 10-11 kCi/kg |
| 50 dpm/g | 2.252 × 10-11 kCi/kg |
| 100 dpm/g | 4.505 × 10-11 kCi/kg |