Nanocurie (nCi)
A nanocurie is 10⁻⁹ curie, exactly 37 becquerels.
Symbol: nCi
Quantity: activity of a radioactive source
SI relation: 1 nCi = 37 Bq (exact)
Derivation: 1 nCi = 37 Bq.
Exact: yes, by definition
Typical uses
- Environmental sample activities
- Contamination limits
Convert nanocuries to other units
| Conversion | 1 nCi equals | Reverse |
|---|---|---|
| nanocurie to becquerel | 37 Bq | becquerel to nanocurie |
| nanocurie to curie | 1 × 10⁻⁹ Ci | curie to nanocurie |
| nanocurie to megabecquerel | 0.000037 MBq | megabecquerel to nanocurie |
| nanocurie to millicurie | 0.000001 mCi | millicurie to nanocurie |
| nanocurie to picocurie | 1000 pCi | picocurie to nanocurie |
| nanocurie to kilobecquerel | 0.037 kBq | kilobecquerel to nanocurie |
| nanocurie to gigabecquerel | 3.7 × 10⁻⁸ GBq | gigabecquerel to nanocurie |
| nanocurie to microcurie | 0.001 µCi | microcurie to nanocurie |
| nanocurie to disintegration per minute | 2220 dpm | disintegration per minute to nanocurie |
| nanocurie to terabecquerel | 3.7 × 10⁻¹¹ TBq | terabecquerel to nanocurie |
| nanocurie to rutherford | 0.000037 Rd | rutherford to nanocurie |
Open the Radioactivity Converter to convert any value between all units.
Sources
- Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI), NIST Special Publication 811, 2008 Edition, National Institute of Standards and Technology , Appendix B.8, "curie".
Last reviewed: . Factors are stored exactly and computed with 50-digit decimal arithmetic. See how we verify conversion factors.
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