Converting from Kilobecquerel (kBq) to Disintegrations per Second (dps) | Radioactivity

What is Kilobecquerel (kBq)

Kilobecquerel (kBq) is a unit of radioactivity measurement representing the number of radioactive decays occurring per second in a material. One kilobecquerel is equivalent to 1000 disintegrations per second.

What is Disintegrations per Second (dps)

Disintegrations per Second (dps) is also a unit of radioactivity measurement, denoting the rate at which radioactive atoms decay per second within a given substance. One disintegration per second is equal to 0.001 kilobecquerel.

Conversion Formulas

The default conversions between kilobecquerel (kBq) and disintegrations per second (dps) are as follows:

• 1 (kBq) = 1000 (dps)
• 1 (dps) = 0.001 (kBq)

For other conversions:

• 13 (kBq) = 13000 (dps)
• 13 (dps) = 0.013 (kBq)
• 15 (kBq) = 15000 (dps)
• 15 (dps) = 0.015 (kBq)
• 2 (kBq) = 2000 (dps)
• 2 (dps) = 0.002 (kBq)

Formula: dps=kBq×1000 and kBq=1000dps​

Examples

1. Convert 5 kBq to dps:

5×1000=5000 dps

2. Convert 8 dps to kBq:

10008​=0.008 kBq

This page is a useful tool for converting between Kilobecquerel (kBq) and Disintegrations per Second (dps).