Convert Kilocuries per kilogram to Disintegrations per minute per gram
Convert Kilocuries per kilogram (kCi/kg) to Disintegrations per minute per gram (dpm/g) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
dpm/g = kCi/kg × 2220000000000
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.
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.
Quick Reference Table
| Kilocuries per kilogram (kCi/kg) | Disintegrations per minute per gram (dpm/g) |
|---|---|
| 1 kCi/kg | 2.22 × 1012 dpm/g |
| 2 kCi/kg | 4.44 × 1012 dpm/g |
| 5 kCi/kg | 1.11 × 1013 dpm/g |
| 10 kCi/kg | 2.22 × 1013 dpm/g |
| 25 kCi/kg | 5.55 × 1013 dpm/g |
| 50 kCi/kg | 1.11 × 1014 dpm/g |
| 100 kCi/kg | 2.22 × 1014 dpm/g |