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'''Cobalt diselenide''' is a [[biogenic weapon]] that affects the nervous system; it is deadly to [[Cardassian]]s but is harmless to most other [[humanoid]]s. The agent can be synthesized from [[selenium]] and [[rhodium nitrite]], and must be kept at a low temperature.
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'''Cobalt diselenide''' was a [[biogenic weapon]] that affected the nervous system; while deadly to [[Cardassian]]s, it was harmless to most other [[humanoid]]s. The agent could be synthesized from [[selenium]] and [[rhodium nitrite]], and was required to be kept at a low temperature.
   
In [[2373]], [[Michael Eddington]] of the [[Maquis]] synthesized a large quantity of cobalt diselenide and introduced it to the Cardassian colonies on [[Veloz Prime]] and [[Quatal Prime]]. The [[Breen]] on [[Portas V]] provided the refrigeration units necessary to keep the weapons stable. Eddington eventually turned over his remaining cobalt diselenide to [[Starfleet]] after [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Sisko]] threatened to poison all the Maquis colonies in the [[Demilitarized Zone]] with [[trilithium resin]] in retaliation. ([[DS9]]: "[[For the Uniform]]")
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In [[2373]], [[Michael Eddington]] of the [[Maquis]] synthesized a large quantity of cobalt diselenide and introduced it to the Cardassian colonies on [[Veloz Prime]] and [[Quatal Prime]]. The [[Breen]] on [[Portas V]] provided the refrigeration units necessary to keep the weapons stable. Eddington eventually turned over his remaining cobalt diselenide to [[Starfleet]] after [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Sisko]] threatened to poison all the Maquis colonies in the [[Demilitarized Zone]] with [[trilithium resin]] in retaliation. ({{DS9|For the Uniform}})
:''Only selenium and rhodium nitrate were mentioned in the concoction of this [[Materials and substances|substance]], but judging by the name there would presumably be some [[cobalt]] source also.''
 
   
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{{bginfo|Only selenium and rhodium nitrate were mentioned in the concoction of this [[Materials and substances|substance]].|In the real world, CoSe<sub>2</sub> is a non-volatile crystalline solid &ndash; its toxicity is not currently known. Zhang ''et al.'' describe its synthesis and characterization in <i>Materials Resarch Bulletin</i>, 2000, <b>35</b>, 2403-8. ''[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob{{=}}ArticleURL&_udi{{=}}B6TXC-42MN7FS-R&_user{{=}}10&_rdoc{{=}}1&_fmt{{=}}&_orig{{=}}search&_sort{{=}}d&view{{=}}c&_version{{=}}1&_urlVersion{{=}}0&_userid{{=}}10&md5{{=}}1d75762ba397696c7c8ec07fb22c7a88]}}
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Revision as of 18:11, 2 February 2015

Cobalt diselenide was a biogenic weapon that affected the nervous system; while deadly to Cardassians, it was harmless to most other humanoids. The agent could be synthesized from selenium and rhodium nitrite, and was required to be kept at a low temperature.

In 2373, Michael Eddington of the Maquis synthesized a large quantity of cobalt diselenide and introduced it to the Cardassian colonies on Veloz Prime and Quatal Prime. The Breen on Portas V provided the refrigeration units necessary to keep the weapons stable. Eddington eventually turned over his remaining cobalt diselenide to Starfleet after Captain Benjamin Sisko threatened to poison all the Maquis colonies in the Demilitarized Zone with trilithium resin in retaliation. (DS9: "For the Uniform")

Only selenium and rhodium nitrate were mentioned in the concoction of this substance.
In the real world, CoSe2 is a non-volatile crystalline solid – its toxicity is not currently known. Zhang et al. describe its synthesis and characterization in Materials Resarch Bulletin, 2000, 35, 2403-8. [1]