Assertion: boric acid | /r/HasProperty | followed by the reduction
Facets:
value: to elemental boron
type: OTHER
value: by carbon
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The general reaction between boric acid and carbon is very simple: first the boric acid dehydrates and is converted to boron anhydride, followed by the reduction to elemental boron by carbon, and finally the reaction of this species with carbon, yielding boron carbide.