Kilobecquerel (kBq)
A kilobecquerel is 1000 decays per second, equal to 27.03 nanocuries.
Symbol: kBq
Quantity: activity of a radioactive source
SI relation: 1 kBq = 1000 Bq (exact)
Derivation: 1 kBq = 10³ Bq.
Exact: yes, by definition
Typical uses
- Laboratory sources and calibration standards
- Smoke detectors (about 37 kBq of americium-241)
Convert kilobecquerels to other units
| Conversion | 1 kBq equals | Reverse |
|---|---|---|
| kilobecquerel to becquerel | 1000 Bq | becquerel to kilobecquerel |
| kilobecquerel to curie | 2.702702703 × 10⁻⁸ Ci | curie to kilobecquerel |
| kilobecquerel to megabecquerel | 0.001 MBq | megabecquerel to kilobecquerel |
| kilobecquerel to millicurie | 0.00002702702703 mCi | millicurie to kilobecquerel |
| kilobecquerel to picocurie | 27027.02703 pCi | picocurie to kilobecquerel |
| kilobecquerel to gigabecquerel | 0.000001 GBq | gigabecquerel to kilobecquerel |
| kilobecquerel to microcurie | 0.02702702703 µCi | microcurie to kilobecquerel |
| kilobecquerel to disintegration per minute | 60000 dpm | disintegration per minute to kilobecquerel |
| kilobecquerel to terabecquerel | 1 × 10⁻⁹ TBq | terabecquerel to kilobecquerel |
| kilobecquerel to nanocurie | 27.02702703 nCi | nanocurie to kilobecquerel |
| kilobecquerel to rutherford | 0.001 Rd | rutherford to kilobecquerel |
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Sources
- The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition (SI Brochure), Bureau International des Poids et Mesures , Table 4 (becquerel, gray, sievert, lux) and Table 2 (candela).
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