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The Dalton is a measurement often used to specify the [[Mass|mass]] of an [[Atom|atom]] or a [[Molecule|molecule]]. The mass of a [[Hydrogen|hydrogen]] atom approximately equates to 1 Dalton&nbsp; <ref>Alberts,B.Johnson,A.Lewis,J.Raff,M.Roberts,K.Walter,P (2008) Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th edition, New York:Garland Sciences. Chapter 2, page 45</ref>. It was named after [[John Dalton|John Dalton]] (1766-1844) for his work in the atomic theory of mass&nbsp;<ref>Berg,J.Stryer,L.Tymoczko,J. (2011) Biochemistry, 7th Edition, New York: W.H Freeman and Company, Chapter 2, page 34</ref>. 

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