Changes: Deuterium

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Deuterium (or heavy hydrogen) is an isotope of hydrogen which contains one proton and one neutron in its nucleus (or deuteron), and one electron orbiting the nucleus, whereas the hydrogen nucleus lacks any neutron particle. Naturally-occurring hydrogen consists of less than 1% deuterium.

Deuterium, along with its antimatter opposite, antideuterium, is the primary fuel used in matter-antimatter reactions, such as those generated in warp cores, and was stored in large tanks aboard starships for this purpose. (TNG: "Heart of Glory", "Captain's Holiday", "Final Mission", "Night Terrors", "Unification I", and more, et al.)

The Bussard collectors on some starships were used to collect hydrogen and interstellar gasses, including deuterium. (TNG: "Samaritan Snare"; VOY: "Unforgettable", "The Haunting of Deck Twelve") However, the USS Voyager occasionally needed to find deuterium from other sources. (VOY: "The Cloud", "Demon", "Bliss")

The reason for this remains unstated. It may be that the Bussard collectors or other processing systems were malfunctioning, or that the collectors cannot provide for 100% of a ship's needs, or that Voyager was regularly using more deuterium than could be held in the tanks due to their constant use of the warp drive.

In 2369, Chief O'Brien ordered that the deuterium flow to carbon reaction chamber two should be increased by five percent; however, the station's computer refused to do this and told O'Brien to read the Cardassian operational guidelines. (DS9: "The Forsaken")

In 2371, Miles O'Brien and Jake Sisko investigated the possibility of turning the ore processing section of Deep Space 9, formerly used for processing uridium using Bajoran slave labor, into a deuterium refinery. They accidentally triggered Dukat's counter-insurgency program while doing so, however. (DS9: "Civil Defense")

The "Silver Blood", native to a Y-class planet in the Delta Quadrant, is a biomimetic lifeform composed of deuterium, hydrogen sulfate, dichromates, and proteins. (VOY: "Demon")

Deuterium was scarce within The Void and a number of vessels within it raided others in order to obtain it. Garon had a saying that "...good intentions are like deuterium reserves. They tend to get lost in The Void." Despite this, he joined The Alliance in helping protect ships against such attacks. (VOY: "The Void")

External link

Deuterium at Wikipedia

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-'''Deuterium''' (or '''heavy hydrogen''') is an [[isotope]] of [[hydrogen]] which contains one [[proton]] and one [[neutron]] in its nucleus, and one [[electron]] [[orbit]]ing the nucleus. This isotope consists of less than 1% of naturally-occurring hydrogen in the [[universe]].
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+}}'''Deuterium''' (or '''heavy hydrogen''') is an [[isotope]] of [[hydrogen]] which contains one [[proton]] and one [[neutron]] in its nucleus (or deuteron), and one [[electron]] [[orbit]]ing the nucleus, whereas the hydrogen nucleus lacks any neutron particle. Naturally-occurring hydrogen consists of less than 1% deuterium.
-Deuterium (along with its [[antimatter]] opposite, [[antideuterium]]) was the primary fuel used in [[matter-antimatter reaction]]s, such as those generated in [[warp core]]s, and was stored in large [[deuterium tank|tanks]] aboard [[starship]]s for this purpose.  ([[TNG]]: "[[Heart of Glory]]", "[[Captain's Holiday]]", "[[Final Mission]]", "[[Unification I]]", "[[Relics]]", "[[Night Terrors]]", ''et. al'')
+Deuterium, along with its [[antimatter]] opposite, [[antideuterium]], is the primary [[fuel]] used in [[matter-antimatter reaction]]s, such as those generated in [[warp core]]s, and was stored in large [[deuterium tank|tanks]] aboard [[starship]]s for this purpose. ({{TNG|Heart of Glory|Captain's Holiday|Final Mission|Night Terrors|Unification I|Relics}}, ''et al.'')
-The [[Bussard collector]]s on some [[starship]]s were used to collect hydrogen and interstellar [[gas]]ses, presumably to synthesize into deuterium.  ({{TNG|Samaritan Snare}}; {{VOY|Unforgettable|The Haunting of Deck Twelve}}) However, the [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']] occasionally needed to find deuterium from other sources. ({{VOY|The Cloud|Demon}})
+The [[Bussard collector]]s on some starships were used to collect hydrogen and interstellar [[gas]]ses, including deuterium.  ({{TNG|Samaritan Snare}}; {{VOY|Unforgettable|The Haunting of Deck Twelve}}) However, the {{USS|Voyager}} occasionally needed to find deuterium from other sources. ({{VOY|The Cloud|Demon|Bliss}})
-:''The reason for this remains unstated. It may be that the Bussard collectors or other processing systems  were malfunctioning, or that the collectors cannot provide for 100% of a [[ship]]'s needs.''
+{{bginfo|The reason for this remains unstated. It may be that the Bussard collectors or other processing systems were malfunctioning, or that the collectors cannot provide for 100% of a ship's needs, or that ''Voyager'' was regularly using more deuterium than could be held in the tanks due to their constant use of the warp drive.}}
-In [[2371]], [[Miles O'Brien]] and [[Jake Sisko]] investigated the possibility of turning the [[ore processing]] section of [[Deep Space 9]] (formerly used for processing [[uridium]] using [[Bajoran]] [[slavery|slave]] labor) into a deuterium refinery. They accidentally triggered [[Dukat]]'s [[counter-insurgency program]] while doing so, however. ({{DS9|Civil Defense}})
+In [[2369]], Chief O'Brien ordered that the deuterium flow to [[carbon reaction chamber]] two should be increased by five percent; however, the [[computer voice|station's computer]] refused to do this and told O'Brien to read the [[Cardassian operational guidelines]]. ({{DS9|The Forsaken}})
-==External Links==
-*{{wikipedia|Deuterium}}
+In [[2371]], [[Miles O'Brien]] and [[Jake Sisko]] investigated the possibility of turning the [[ore processing]] section of [[Deep Space 9]], formerly used for processing [[uridium]] using [[Bajoran]] [[slavery|slave]] labor, into a deuterium refinery. They accidentally triggered [[Dukat]]'s [[counter-insurgency program]] while doing so, however. ({{DS9|Civil Defense}})
+The "[[Silver Blood]]", native to a [[class Y planet|Y-class planet]] in the [[Delta Quadrant]], is a [[biomimetic lifeform]] composed of deuterium, [[hydrogen sulfate]], [[dichromate]]s, and [[protein]]s. ({{VOY|Demon}})
+Deuterium was scarce within [[The Void (anomaly)|The Void]] and a number of vessels within it raided others in order to obtain it. [[Garon]] had a saying that "''...good intentions are like deuterium reserves. They tend to get lost in The Void.''" Despite this, he joined [[The Alliance]] in helping protect ships against such attacks. ({{VOY|The Void}})
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