Convert becquerel (Bq) to disintegrations per minute (dpm) with a transparent formula and reference values.
| Becquerel | Disintegrations per minute |
|---|---|
| 1 Bq | 60 dpm |
| 5 Bq | 300 dpm |
| 10 Bq | 600 dpm |
| 25 Bq | 1,500 dpm |
| 50 Bq | 3,000 dpm |
| 100 Bq | 6,000 dpm |
| 500 Bq | 30,000 dpm |
1 Bq = 60 dpm. dpm = Bq × 60 The interactive converter uses the same unit registry as this table, so the reference values and calculator stay synchronized.
Becquerel: SI unit of radioactive activity: one nuclear transition per second.
Disintegrations per minute: One radioactive transition per minute.
1 Bq = 60 dpm. Both units describe radioactive activity, so they can be converted with a direct factor.
The SI unit becquerel (Bq) represents one nuclear transition per second. The curie relationship used here is 1 Ci = 3.7 × 10¹⁰ Bq, with metric prefixes applied consistently to the supported curie and becquerel units.
Capitalization matters: MBq means megabecquerel (10⁶ Bq), while mBq means millibecquerel (10⁻³ Bq). The command parser keeps those symbols distinct.
Reference definitions: BIPM curie definition and NIST SI conversion factors.
1 Bq = 60 dpm. dpm = Bq × 60
The becquerel measures radioactive activity. One Bq corresponds to one nuclear transition per second.
No. Bq measures activity, while Sv measures dose equivalent or effective dose. Converting between them requires additional physical and exposure information, not a universal unit factor.