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The Dalton is a measurement often used to specify the [[ | 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 <ref name="1">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 <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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The Dalton is a measurement often used to specify the mass of an atom or a molecule. The mass of a hydrogen atom approximately equates to 1 Dalton Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title. It was named after John Dalton (1766-1844) for his work in the atomic theory of mass [1].
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- ↑ Berg,J.Stryer,L.Tymoczko,J. (2011) Biochemistry, 7th Edition, New York: W.H Freeman and Company, Chapter 2, page 34