Fluorine
From Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference.
| Name: | Fluorine |
| Symbol: | F |
| Atomic Number: | 9 |
Fluorine is a gaseous element, number 9 on the periodic table. It is extremely reactive at room temperature. It was used in many illumination devices during the 20th century. (TNG: "Interface"; DS9: "Starship Down")
In 2154, while trapped aboard the Romulan drone ship and with their EV suits running out of oxygen, Trip Tucker and Malcolm Reed hastened to find the ship's life support systems. Having already been temporarily abandoned by the Enterprise and having endured a bumpy ride, Reed quipped that with their luck, whatever aliens operate the drone ship probably breathe fluorine. (ENT: "Babel One")
Fluorine is a typical by-product of Borg assimilation of a civilization on a planet's surface. (Star Trek: First Contact)
