Cadmium (symbol Cd) is a chemical element, a metal with atomic number 48 on the periodic table.
Characteristics and history[]
Cadmium has an atomic mass of 112.4, and was discovered by Humans on Earth's European continent for the first time in the year 1789, in Germany. (ST reference: Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual)
Cadmium was one of many minerals mined on the moon Davonia. (DS9 novel: Devil in the Sky)
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References[]
- ST reference: Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual
- TNG episode: "Home Soil"
- DS9 novel: Devil in the Sky
External links[]
- Cadmium article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Cadmium article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Cadmium article at Tardis Data Core, the Doctor Who wiki