Changes: Lithium

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Lithium is a chemical element, number 3 on the periodic table. It is the lightest alkali metal on the table, with an atomic weight of 3. (TNG: "Rascals")

Lithium in a crystal form was utilized in "lithium crystal circuits," important components in the power-generation systems of Constitution-class starships. In order to be utilized in this fashion, lithium crystals were required to be processed in large "cracking stations," such as the one on planet Delta Vega. (TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before") According to Harcourt Fenton Mudd, lithium crystals were worth three hundred times their weight in diamonds and thousands of times their weight in gold. (TOS: "Mudd's Women")

Overexpenditure of power could damage the lithium crystals, as happened to the Starship Enterprise in 2266, when chasing a Class-J starship into an asteroid belt. Forced to extend her shields around the vessel to protect it from asteroid collisions, the Enterprise burned out three of four lithium crystals, forcing the crew to supplement with battery power. The fourth crystal subsequently failed, overstressed from handling all of the ship's power. (TOS: "Mudd's Women")

According to Star Trek Encyclopedia, lithium was originally used as the basis of power generation and warp technology. However, it was soon realized that lithium was a real element with known properties. Dilithium was invented to allow for a fuel material with unknown properties. In the Star Trek: Enterprise episodes "The Augments" and "Affliction", it was established that the NX-class Earth ships and the Klingon Bird-of-Prey in fact already used a dilithium matrix in the mid-22nd century.

External link

Lithium at Wikipedia

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+| Name              = Lithium
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+| Symbol            = Li
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+'''Lithium''' is a chemical [[element]], number 3 on the [[periodic table]]. It is the lightest alkali metal on the table, with an atomic weight of 3. ({{TNG|Rascals}})
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-'''Lithium''' is a chemical [[element]], number 3 on the [[Table of Elements#Periodic Table|periodic table]]. It is the lightest alkali metal on the table, with an atomic weight of 3. ([[TNG]]: "[[Rascals]]")
-A special crystal form of this element has a physical external structure resembling quartz and was used in [[lithium crystal circuit]]s in the power generation systems of [[Starfleet]] [[starship]]s in [[2265]] and [[2266]]. ([[TOS]]: "[[Where No Man Has Gone Before]]", [[TOS]]: "[[Mudd's Women]]")  Large complexes were required to "crack" the lithium over long periods of time to produce useable products for use into at least the mid-[[2260s]].
+Lithium in a crystal form was utilized in "[[lithium crystal circuit]]s," important components in the power-generation systems of {{class|Constitution}} [[starship]]s. In order to be utilized in this fashion, lithium crystals were required to be processed in large "[[Lithium cracking station|cracking station]]s," such as the one on planet [[Delta Vega]]. ({{TOS|Where No Man Has Gone Before}}) According to [[Harcourt Fenton Mudd]], lithium crystals were worth three hundred times their weight in [[diamond]]s and thousands of times their weight in [[gold]]. ({{TOS|Mudd's Women}})
+Overexpenditure of power could damage the lithium crystals, as happened to the Starship [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']] in [[2266]], when chasing a [[Class-J starship]] into an [[asteroid belt]]. Forced to extend her [[Deflector shield|shield]]s around the vessel to protect it from [[asteroid]] collisions, the ''Enterprise'' burned out three of four lithium crystals, forcing the crew to supplement with battery power. The fourth crystal subsequently failed, overstressed from handling all of the ship's power. ({{TOS|Mudd's Women}})
-:''Lithium was originally used as the basis of power generation and warp technology. However, lithium is a real element with known properties. [[Dilithium]] was invented to allow for a fuel material with unknown properties.''
+{{bginfo|According to ''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'', lithium was originally used as the basis of power generation and warp technology. However, it was soon realized that lithium was a real element with known properties. [[Dilithium]] was invented to allow for a fuel material with unknown properties. In the ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' episodes {{e|The Augments}} and {{e|Affliction}}, it was established that the {{class|NX}} [[Earth]] ships and the [[Klingon]] [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey (22nd century)|Bird-of-Prey]] in fact already used a [[dilithium matrix]] in the mid-[[22nd century]].}}
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-* {{Wikipedia|Lithium}}
+== External link==
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