As an example, the specific activity of natural uranium is listed as
26 x 10^-9 TBq/g 0.71 x 10^-6 Ci/g
= 710 nCi/g
( note that the T prefix means 10^12 )
| natural uranium | 26 Bq/mg | 0.7 Ci per ton (Metric) |
| Some isotopes of interest: | ||
| americium 241 | 0.13 TBq/g | 3.4 Ci/g |
| iodine 131 | 4.6 TBq/mg | 120 Ci/mg |
| thallium 201 | 7.9 TBq/mg | 210 Ci/mg |
| cobalt 60 | 42 TBq/g | 1.1 Ci/mg |
| carbon 14 in air | 0.04 Bq/liter of air | 1 pCi/liter of air |