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Kiloton (Metric) [kt]

The kiloton (kt) is a metric unit of mass equal to 1,000 metric tons or 1,000,000 kilograms (one million kilograms). It is commonly used to measure large quantities, such as the weight of ships, large cargo, or explosive energy equivalent in nuclear physics.

In the context of explosives, one kiloton often refers to the energy released by the explosion of 1,000 tons of TNT, a standard measure in describing the yield of nuclear bombs.

The kiloton provides a convenient scale for expressing very large masses or energy amounts in scientific, industrial, and military fields.

Dalton (Da)

The dalton, symbolized as Da, is a unit of mass used to express atomic and molecular masses.

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  It is equivalent to the unified atomic mass unit (u).

  
  
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  1 dalton = 1/12 the mass of a carbon-12 atom ≈ 1.66054 × 10⁻²⁷ kilograms

  
  
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  Commonly used in chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology to measure the mass of atoms, molecules, and proteins.

  
  

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  1 Da ≈ mass of one nucleon (proton or neutron)

  
  
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  Used to describe molecular weights (e.g., a protein might be 50,000 Da)

  
  
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  Helps standardize measurements on atomic and molecular scales

  
  

The dalton provides a convenient, standardized scale for describing the masses of tiny particles in science.