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| Name = Platinum
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| Symbol = Pt
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| ANum = 78
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'''Platinum''' is an [[element]], number 78 on the [[Table of Elements#Periodic Table|periodic table]]. The [[planet]] [[Janus VI]] was rich in platinum, among other [[mineral]]s. ({{TOS|The Devil in the Dark}})
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'''Platinum''' is an [[element]], number 78 on the [[Table of Elements#Periodic Table|periodic table]]. The [[planet]] [[Janus VI]] is rich in platium, among other minerals. ({{TOS|The Devil in the Dark}})
 
   
Very volatile over 30 °C, liquefied platinum was used in [[NX class|NX-class]] [[starship]]s in combination with [[cobalt]] to line [[antimatter relay]]s. There are about 2.5 milliliters in each relay. [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'' (NX-01)]] once used a half liter of platinum stripped from the relays to pay the foreman of a [[trellium mining planet]] of for the privilege of seeing [[Kessick]]. ({{ENT|The Xindi}})
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Very volatile over 30 [[Celsius|°C]], liquefied platinum was used in {{class|NX}} [[starship]]s in combination with [[cobalt]] to line [[antimatter relay]]s. There were about 2.5 [[milliliter]]s in each relay. The crew of the {{EnterpriseNX}} once used a half [[liter]] of platinum stripped from the relays to pay the foreman of a [[trellium mining planet]] of for the privilege of seeing [[Kessick]]. ({{ENT|The Xindi}})
   
:''It is rather surprising that [[Trip Tucker]]'s liquefied platinum could be volatile above 30 °C, considering platinum is liquid only between 1,768 and 3,825 °C. Perhaps liquefied platinum refers to a substance which has been modified in a manner unknown to our science, or to [[latinum]].''
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{{bginfo|It is rather surprising that [[Charles Tucker III|Trip Tucker]]'s liquefied platinum could be volatile above 30 °C, considering platinum is liquid only between 1,768 and 3,825 °C. Perhaps liquefied platinum refers to a substance which has been modified in a manner unknown to our science, or to [[latinum]].}}
   
While trapped in [[Earth]]'s past, [[Spock]] required a "small" block of platinum ("5 or 6 pounds...") to properly construct a [[duodynetic field core]]. A frustrated [[James T. Kirk|James Kirk]] assured him that this was something less than economically feasible. ({{TOS|The City on the Edge of Forever}})
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While trapped in [[Earth]]'s past, [[Spock]] required a "small" block of platinum ("five or six pounds...") to properly construct a [[duodynetic field core]]. A frustrated [[James T. Kirk|James Kirk]] assured him that this was something less than economically feasible. ({{TOS|The City on the Edge of Forever}})
   
Platinum is not found on the planet [[Angel I]], a fact that allowed the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} find the survivors of the freighter ''[[Odin]]'', who were hiding on the planet in [[2364]]. Their leader, [[Ramsey (Odin)|Ramsey]], kept his wings for its sentimental values on a necklace. The wings were made of platinum. ({{TNG|Angel One}})
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Platinum was not found on the planet [[Angel I]], a fact that allowed the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} to find the survivors of the freighter ''[[Odin]]'', who were hiding on the planet in [[2364]]. Their leader, {{dis|Ramsey|Odin}}, kept his wings for its sentimental values on a necklace. The wings were made of platinum. ({{TNG|Angel One}})
   
==See also==
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===See also===
 
* [[Latinum]]
 
* [[Latinum]]
   
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Revision as of 19:38, 14 October 2014

Platinum is an element, number 78 on the periodic table. The planet Janus VI was rich in platinum, among other minerals. (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark")

Very volatile over 30 °C, liquefied platinum was used in NX-class starships in combination with cobalt to line antimatter relays. There were about 2.5 milliliters in each relay. The crew of the Enterprise NX-01 once used a half liter of platinum stripped from the relays to pay the foreman of a trellium mining planet of for the privilege of seeing Kessick. (ENT: "The Xindi")

It is rather surprising that Trip Tucker's liquefied platinum could be volatile above 30 °C, considering platinum is liquid only between 1,768 and 3,825 °C. Perhaps liquefied platinum refers to a substance which has been modified in a manner unknown to our science, or to latinum.

While trapped in Earth's past, Spock required a "small" block of platinum ("five or six pounds...") to properly construct a duodynetic field core. A frustrated James Kirk assured him that this was something less than economically feasible. (TOS: "The City on the Edge of Forever")

Platinum was not found on the planet Angel I, a fact that allowed the USS Enterprise-D to find the survivors of the freighter Odin, who were hiding on the planet in 2364. Their leader, Ramsey, kept his wings for its sentimental values on a necklace. The wings were made of platinum. (TNG: "Angel One")

See also

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