Chlorine (symbol Cl) is a chemical element, atomic number 17 on the periodic table.
Characteristics and history[]
Chlorine has an atomic mass of 35.453. This element was discovered by Humans for the first time on Earth's European continent, in Sweden in the year 1774. (ST reference: Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual)
Benzites inhale chlorine which they then exhale as carbon trichloride, by-product of respiration where the chlorine is combined with carbon. (DS9 novel: Devil in the Sky)
Tholians' biology meant that they breathe through a form of anaerobic respiration with a methane-chlorine mixture being used. (Decipher RPG module: Aliens)
The ecosystem of planet Arak III is dominated by poisonous plants, which expel gases such as ammonia, chlorine and camphor. (ST reference: The Starfleet Survival Guide)
Chlorine gas was one of the chemical weapons used by both the Humans and the Tarn on Torgu-Va. The Humans used a mortar to deliver the gas. (TNG novel: The Forgotten War)
See also[]
- sodium chloride
- carbon trichloride
- pralidoxine chloride
Appendices[]
References[]
- ST references: Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual, The Starfleet Survival Guide
- Decipher RPG module: Aliens
- TNG novel: The Forgotten War
- DS9 novel: Devil in the Sky
- TOS novel: Mission to Horatius
- TNG episode: "Interface"
External links[]
- Chlorine article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Chlorine article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Chloride article at Tardis Data Core, the Doctor Who wiki