Convert Disintegrations per minute per gram to Picobecquerels per kilogram
Convert Disintegrations per minute per gram (dpm/g) to Picobecquerels per kilogram (pBq/kg) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
pBq/kg = dpm/g × 16666666670000
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 Picobecquerels per kilogram
The picobecquerel per kilogram (pBq/kg) equals 10⁻¹² Bq/kg. Environmental monitoring of very pure water samples and ultra-low-background detector materials reports natural radioactivity (²²⁶Ra, ²²⁸Ra) at pBq/kg; material purity screening for low-background physics experiments (neutrinoless double-beta decay searches) uses pBq/kg sensitivity thresholds. 1 pBq/kg = 10⁻¹² Bq/kg.
Quick Reference Table
| Disintegrations per minute per gram (dpm/g) | Picobecquerels per kilogram (pBq/kg) |
|---|---|
| 1 dpm/g | 1.667 × 1013 pBq/kg |
| 2 dpm/g | 3.333 × 1013 pBq/kg |
| 5 dpm/g | 8.333 × 1013 pBq/kg |
| 10 dpm/g | 1.667 × 1014 pBq/kg |
| 25 dpm/g | 4.167 × 1014 pBq/kg |
| 50 dpm/g | 8.333 × 1014 pBq/kg |
| 100 dpm/g | 1.667 × 1015 pBq/kg |