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+ | [[File:Yominum sulfide structure.jpg|thumb|A projection of the [[molecule|molecular]] structure of yominum sulfide]] |
| − | '''Yominum sulfide''' is a [[chemical]] with a molecular formula of [[Potassium|K |
+ | '''Yominum sulfide''' is apparently a [[chemical]], with a molecular formula of [[Potassium|K<sub>4</sub>]][[Yominum|Ym<sub>3</sub>]]([[Sulfur|S]][[Oxygen|O<sub>7</sub>]]<sup>3</sup>[[Einsteinium|Es<sub>2</sub>]]), that presumably forms [[crystal]]line structures. |
| − | When [[Spock]] was performing a [[memory test]], one of the questions asked him what the molecular formula for yominum sulfide was. ({{film|4}}) |
+ | When [[Spock]] was performing a [[memory test]], one of the questions asked him what the [[molecular formula]] for yominum sulfide was. ({{film|4}}) |
{{bginfo|According to the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'', [[yominium]] [sic] was "invented" by [[Kirk Thatcher]], who named after [[Leonard Nimoy]] – "Yomin" is "Nimoy" spelled backwards.}} |
{{bginfo|According to the ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'', [[yominium]] [sic] was "invented" by [[Kirk Thatcher]], who named after [[Leonard Nimoy]] – "Yomin" is "Nimoy" spelled backwards.}} |
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| + | As the formula is known to be inconsistent with those of known sulfides, the substance may not even exist—and the very memory-test question itself might have been a trick question in that case. |
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Revision as of 12:28, 7 October 2013
A projection of the molecular structure of yominum sulfide
Yominum sulfide is apparently a chemical, with a molecular formula of K4Ym3(SO73Es2), that presumably forms crystalline structures.
When Spock was performing a memory test, one of the questions asked him what the molecular formula for yominum sulfide was. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia, yominium [sic] was "invented" by Kirk Thatcher, who named after Leonard Nimoy – "Yomin" is "Nimoy" spelled backwards.
As the formula is known to be inconsistent with those of known sulfides, the substance may not even exist—and the very memory-test question itself might have been a trick question in that case.