Platinum (symbol Pt) is a chemical element, a metal with atomic number 78 on the periodic table.
Characteristics and history[]
Platinum has an atomic mass of 195.09, and was discovered by Humans on Earth's European continent for the first time in the year 1557, in Italy. (ST reference: Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual)
Benzite blood is composed of mercury and platinum. (DS9 novel: Devil in the Sky)
Appendices[]
References[]
- TOS episodes: "The Devil in the Dark", "The City on the Edge of Forever"
- ST reference: Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual
- TNG episode: "Angel One"
- DS9 novel: Devil in the Sky
- ENT episode: "The Xindi"
- ST - New Earth novel: Challenger
- ENT novel: Last Full Measure
- FASA RPG module: Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual
- Decipher RPG module: Worlds
- CoE eBook: Ghost
- ENT - The Romulan War novel: To Brave the Storm
- ST - Destiny novels: Gods of Night, Mere Mortals
External links[]
- Platinum article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Platinum article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
