Platinum (symbol Pt) is a chemical element, a metal with atomic number 78 on the periodic table.

Characteristics and historyEdit

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)

AppendicesEdit

ReferencesEdit

• 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 linksEdit

• Platinum article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Platinum article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.