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A '''molecule''' is the smallest unit of matter which still retains its properties.
 
A '''molecule''' is the smallest unit of matter which still retains its properties.
 
Molecules made up of the same [[atom]] are referred to as elements; those made up of
 
Molecules made up of the same [[atom]] are referred to as elements; those made up of
different atoms are called compounds. Examples include [[water]], made up of 2 hydrogen atoms and one oxygen, and [[diamond]]s, made up of carbon atoms.
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different atoms are called compounds. Examples include [[water]], made up of two [[hydrogen]] atoms and one [[oxygen]], and [[diamond]]s, made up of [[carbon]] atoms.
[[Image:Omega Molecule.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The Omega molecule in a moment of spontaneous stabilization.]]
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[[Image:Omega Molecule.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The Omega molecule in a moment of spontaneous stabilization]]
 
The most powerful molecule known to [[Federation]] science is the [[Omega molecule]]. It's power and inherent instability, however, has caused the [[Federation]] to ban all research pertaining to this molecule, and to issue the [[Omega Directive]], requiring the immediate destruction of any such molecules discovered.
 
The most powerful molecule known to [[Federation]] science is the [[Omega molecule]]. It's power and inherent instability, however, has caused the [[Federation]] to ban all research pertaining to this molecule, and to issue the [[Omega Directive]], requiring the immediate destruction of any such molecules discovered.
   
In [[2151]], [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed]] stated he was apprehensive of using the [[transporter]] and having his molecules compressed. ([[ENT]]: "[[Broken Bow]]") Dr. [[Leonard McCoy]] would mimic this attitude in the latter half of the 23rd century; though he referred to the scattering of his atoms. ([[TOS]]: "[[Space Seed]]")
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In [[2151]], [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed]] stated he was apprehensive of using the [[transporter]] and having his molecules compressed. ([[ENT]]: "[[Broken Bow]]") Dr. [[Leonard McCoy]] would mimic this attitude in the latter half of the 23rd century, though he referred to the scattering of his atoms. ([[TOS]]: "[[Space Seed]]")
   
 
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Revision as of 21:49, 23 February 2006

A molecule is the smallest unit of matter which still retains its properties. Molecules made up of the same atom are referred to as elements; those made up of different atoms are called compounds. Examples include water, made up of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen, and diamonds, made up of carbon atoms.

Omega Molecule

The Omega molecule in a moment of spontaneous stabilization

The most powerful molecule known to Federation science is the Omega molecule. It's power and inherent instability, however, has caused the Federation to ban all research pertaining to this molecule, and to issue the Omega Directive, requiring the immediate destruction of any such molecules discovered.

In 2151, Lieutenant Malcolm Reed stated he was apprehensive of using the transporter and having his molecules compressed. (ENT: "Broken Bow") Dr. Leonard McCoy would mimic this attitude in the latter half of the 23rd century, though he referred to the scattering of his atoms. (TOS: "Space Seed")

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