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Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
He said ettmetal is chemically reactive, not nuclear.
The longer answer makes it sound like Harmonium isn't a Lerasium/Atium alloy, but a whole new metal. He described it as "super-cesium," and that its volatility was based on electrons, not on protons or neutrons.
"It is not unstable, it is reactive. So it's like a "super-cesium". It reacts so violently..."
Questioner
Are we going to find out more about the cesium, the exploding metal?
Brandon Sanderson
The super cesium? Well, the last Wax and Wayne book is called The Lost Metal so....you kinda got it...yeah.
Mason Wheeler
Harmonium is ettmetal... Its chemicals properties are sort of analogous to cesium. It explodes in contact with water. People are made out of water. You try to spike someone, you try to swallow it, you try to wear it as jewelry, it will not end well. Why in the world would he pick something so inharmonious?
Brandon Sanderson
He didn't pick it. It's unstable because of the two halves of him not meshing well.
Phantine
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Brandon Sanderson
So, don't consider [harmonium] magically-enhanced cesium. Consider it a magically-created alkali metal. It's going to share attributes with the alkali metals, and generally follows the trends of the others, save for its melting point.
But in answer to your real question, atium would be a platinum group metal. (And platinum itself was my model.)
Rhapsody
(paraphrased)
You have described ettmetal as some kind of super-cesium. After the reaction with water, is there residual ettmetal hydroxide and what are its properties?
Brandon Sanderson
(paraphrased)
Yes, there is. There's the potential they'll find it and use it, but as far as the properties are concerned, you get a RAFO.