Millicurie to Curie (Millicurie to Curie)
Result
0.001 Curie
Formula
Curie = Millicurie × 0.001
1 Millicurie = 0.001 Curie, and 1 Curie = 1,000 Millicurie.
One gray is one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram; the older rad is 0.01 Gy. One becquerel is one decay per second; the curie is exactly 3.7 × 10¹⁰ Bq.
Worked examples
- 1 Millicurie × 0.001 = 0.001 Curie
- 10 Millicurie × 0.001 = 0.01 Curie
- 100 Millicurie × 0.001 = 0.1 Curie
Common mistakes
- Gray measures absorbed energy; the sievert measures biological effect (equivalent dose). They are only numerically equal for X-rays, gamma and beta radiation.
- Becquerels describe how radioactive a source is, not the dose a person receives.
Millicurie to Curie table
| Millicurie (Millicurie) | Curie (Curie) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.001 |
| 2 | 0.002 |
| 5 | 0.005 |
| 10 | 0.01 |
| 20 | 0.02 |
| 50 | 0.05 |
| 100 | 0.1 |
| 1,000 | 1 |
The units
- Millicurie (Millicurie)
- 1 Millicurie = 37,000,000 Becquerel.
- Curie (Curie)
- 1 Curie = 37,000,000,000 Becquerel.
Sources for these factors
- The International System of Units (SI Brochure), 9th edition — BIPM
- Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811), Appendix B: conversion factors — NIST
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