Krustillium 256

The Element

Krustillium is a solid, and it is special, because it is the magicronic equivalent of radioactive. Not actually radioactive, of course, because it can't radiate anything, it does emit magic energy waves, which are just as destructive.
It generally acts like a metal, but seemingly stops doing so when it suits it.

If clumped in amounts that are too large, it will become unstable, causing a chain reaction and exploding rather violently. The critical volume at which this chain reaction starts is a mere 10 grams, something they found out about the hard way.
At this volume, the resulting explosion would be roughly equivalent of about 100 kilograms of TNT, and the explosive power increases exponentially, as the volume of Krustillium increases. A total of 1 kilogram of Krustillium exploding would be approximately equal in explosive strength to a medium sized nuclear bomb.

Krustillium explosions to not leave permanent fallout, unlike nuclear explosives.

Krustillium can form compounds with other elements for the sake of creating more controlled explosions.
There is one stable series of compounds, the oxides. Krustimium can be bonded with oxygen in many ways.

Krustillium explosions emits a bright violet flash, but other than that, it is oddly hard to see, lacking any smoke or flames. This is because it is not a reaction, but rather, it is the violent decomposition of the element into magicrons.

Krustillium Oxides

Bond: Ionic
Appearance: Dim silvery solids, not very hard.

There are a number of krustillium oxides, each of which are quite stable and solid. The most common of them are the following: KuO₄, Ku₄O₆, Ku₄O₇, Ku₄O₈

They are all waste products of various Krustillium explosives.
All krustillium oxides can be easily refined back into krustillium by adding hydrogen, however, this may be easy, that doesn't make it safe.

Black Krustillium (KuC₂)

Scientific Name: Krustillium Dicarbonate
Bond: Ionic
Appearance: Black solid, easily crumbles into small pebbles.

The main way of safely preserving krustillium is by adding carbon to it, which makes it less volatile, but still useful as a fuel. It burns quickly accompanied with a black flame, and lots of sparks, due to the extreme heat. However, it will not ignite by itself.
This is mainly used in flares and torches, or simply as a storage method.

Reaction: KuC₂ + 4O₂ = KuO₄ + 2CO₂

White Krustillium (KuN₂)

Scientific Name: Krustillium Dinitrogen
Bond: Ionic
Appearance: Off-white, pasty, solid, almost clay-like.

White krustillium is the second fuel source, it is not as stable as black krustillium, but it doesn't explode by itself either. It is often used in large-scale mining operations or demolitions, as well as a powerful type of plastic explosive, as well is on some grenade launchers.

Reaction: KuN₂ + 2O₂ = KuO₄ + N₂

Red Krustillium (Ku(H₂P))

Scientific Name: Krustillium hydrophosphate
Bond: Ionic (Polyatomic)
Appearance: Dark red solid, often powder.

This is a much less stable krustillium compound. It doesn't react autonomously, but a firm smack, or even gentle heat, can set it off.

It has two main reactions, with water and with oxygen.
With oxygen: Ku(H₂P) + 4O₂ = H₂PO₄ + KuO₄
With water: Ku(H₂P) + 8H₂O = H₂PO₄ + KuO₄ + 8H₂

The latter is especially dangerous, because it releases hydrogen at high temperatures, so in the presence of oxygen, it will also combust in its high-energy way.
Red Krustillium is used in certain types of thermal reactors, due to its high energy ignition. These reactors allow the compound to react in a carefully controlled environment, and care able to capture its energy and convert it into electricity. These kinds of reactors are popular on mining planets and smaller settlements.
It is also used in certain types of grenades and mines.

It is stored in shock-absorbent material, especially kernite-based foams, or kralium sulfide, which prevent it from reacting with anything, or igniting from shocks in transport.

Crystal Krustillium (N₄H₄(Ku₂C₅)₂(C₂H₄)₂)

Scientific Name: Tetranitro Kustillite Hydro Carbonate
Bond: Ionic (Polyatomic)
Appearance: translucent blueish crystal.
Creation: made by reacting black krustillium with hexamine: (CH₂)₆N₄ + 4KuC₂ = N₄H₄(Ku₂C₅)₂(C₂H₄)₂

Extremely unstable and explosive, however, it can be kept at near absolute zero, which will prevent it from reacting with anything. This is because at extremely low temperatures, its bond sits tighter together, and becomes much more stable.
This explosive, in the right circumstances, can be short from narrow Koldar barrels, creating long blast rays. very useful in space. They require nothing to blow up, only temperature, the higher the temperature, the faster the decomposition. The resulting solitary Krustillium is then shot towards the target, where it creates a Krustillium explosion.

Decomposition: N₄H₄(Ku₂C₅)₂(C₂H₄)₂ -> Ku₄ + 14C + 2N₂ + 6H₂

Crystal Krustillium weapons are large and bulky, so they are only really used on large battleships and military cruisers.
It is stored carefully, submerged in liquid nitrogen.

Kryndilite (KuKd₄)

Scientific Name: Krundillium Tetrakaryndimite
Bond: Ionic
Appearance: violet-silvery translucent crystalline structure.

Kryndite is one of the more stable compounds. It has the incredible property of being able to transform electrical energy into magical energy, however, it is not of the kind that mages can use.

Purple Krustillium ((KuKl)(KuKd)₂)

Scientific Name: Krundo Kralic Krundo Karyndium
Bond: Ionic (Polyatomic)
Appearance: Soft purple solid

Purple Krustillium reacts with oxygen to create Kralic Oxide and Karyndium Oxide. The Krustillium breaks down during ignition, breaking down its magicrons into pure magical energy.
However, these ignitions may prove hard to control, and if careless, they can turn into a Krustillium explosion.
The ignition causes thick purple-tinted flames and releases a dense, dark purple smoke.

The magical energy released by this ignition is usable by mages, but if they take in too much, something that would otherwise be impossible, they might burn themselves out, destroying their inner mana storage capacity, and cut of their connection to magic altogether, which can be lethal.

Code: Ku
Magicrons per Atom: 256
Type Non-Periodic
Primary Aspect: Decomposition