Assertion: astatine | /r/CapableOf | behave as halogen
Facets:
value: chemically
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Chemically, astatine behaves more or less as a halogen, being expected to form ionic astatides with alkali or alkaline earth metals; it is known to form covalent compounds with nonmetals, including other halogens.
text: Chemically, astatine can behave as a halogen (the group including chlorine and fluorine) -- is it important to distinguish the meanings "periodic table column" and "set of elements"?
text: Chemically, astatine can behave as a halogen (the group of elements including chlorine and fluorine), and could be expected to form ionic astatides with alkali or alkaline earth metals; it is known to form covalent compounds with nonmetals, including other halogens.