Radioactivity

Becquerels and curies — activity, not dose.

8 units

1 Becquerel = 2.702703e-11 Curie (exact)

Quick table

Sample conversions from Becquerel to Curie
BecquerelCurie
0.12.702703e-12
0.51.351351e-11
12.702703e-11
25.405405e-11
51.351351e-10
102.702703e-10
256.756757e-10
501.351351e-9
1002.702703e-9

How this system works

The becquerel is one decay per second. The curie was originally the activity of one gram of radium-226 and is now defined as 3.7×10¹⁰ Bq exactly. Activity is not the same as absorbed dose or equivalent dose.

Base unit: becquerel. Becquerel is SI; Curie is Other.

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