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John Dalton Research Paper

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Danielle Shearon
Dr. Dorn
Chemistry
19 July 2015
John Dalton

“John Dalton was an English chemist, physicist, and meteorologist. He is best known for his pioneering work in the development of modern atomic theory; and his research into color blindness, sometimes referred to as Daltonism, in his honor.”

English chemist's and physicist, was born September 6, 1766 at Eagles field. His father, Joseph Dalton, was a weaver who, with his wife had three children; Jonathan, John and Mary. John took after his father and became a teacher of the Quakers' school at Eagles-field. This fresh venture was not successful, the amount of money he made a was only about five shillings a week, and after two years John took to farm work. But he was studying some …show more content…

So “in 1794, he wrote his first scientific paper which he called: Extraordinary Facts Relating to the Vision of Colors
This was the first ever paper to discuss color blindness. Dalton had realized the condition was hereditary, because he and other members of his family had it. Ultimately, Dalton’s theory for color blindness was wrong, but as he was the first person ever to research it, the condition became known as Daltonism”” (famousscientists.org NP). The Daltons research papers changes, he began to study and observe the physical sciences: heat conduction, gas expansion by heat, the properties of light, the aurora borealis, and meteorology. These studies helped him establish The Atomic Theory. Dalton's atomic theory proposed that all matter was composed of atoms, indivisible and indestructible building blocks. While all atoms of an element were identical, different elements had atoms of differing size and mass.Dalton's atomic theory also stated that all compounds were composed of combinations of these atoms in defined ratios.Dalton also postulated that chemical reactions resulted in the rearrangement of the reacting atoms. Terms atom The smallest possible amount of matter that still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons. atomic mass unit The standard unit that is used for indicating mass of an

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