Source: wikibot/dalton-unit
= Dalton (unit)
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The dalton (symbol: Da) is a unit of mass used primarily in the fields of biochemistry and molecular biology. It is defined as one twelfth of the mass of a carbon-12 atom in its ground state, which is approximately equal to \\(1.66053906660 \\times 10^\{-27\}\\) kilograms.