Convert Disintegrations per minute per gram to Petabecquerels per kilogram
Convert Disintegrations per minute per gram (dpm/g) to Petabecquerels per kilogram (PBq/kg) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
PBq/kg = dpm/g × 1.666666667e-14
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 Petabecquerels per kilogram
The petabecquerel per kilogram (PBq/kg) equals 10¹⁵ Bq/kg. Carrier-free short-lived nuclides reach PBq/kg: freshly produced ⁹⁹mTc eluate at high specific activity approaches 10⁴-10⁵ GBq/mg = PBq/kg; freshly separated ³H gas from lithium targets in accelerators achieves PBq/kg specific activity values. 1 PBq/kg = 10¹⁵ Bq/kg = 10³ TBq/kg.
Quick Reference Table
| Disintegrations per minute per gram (dpm/g) | Petabecquerels per kilogram (PBq/kg) |
|---|---|
| 1 dpm/g | 1.667 × 10-14 PBq/kg |
| 2 dpm/g | 3.333 × 10-14 PBq/kg |
| 5 dpm/g | 8.333 × 10-14 PBq/kg |
| 10 dpm/g | 1.667 × 10-13 PBq/kg |
| 25 dpm/g | 4.167 × 10-13 PBq/kg |
| 50 dpm/g | 8.333 × 10-13 PBq/kg |
| 100 dpm/g | 1.667 × 10-12 PBq/kg |