Assertion: germanium's compound | /r/HasProperty | followed by reduction
Facets:
value: to elemental silicon
type: OTHER
value: with very pure zinc metal
type: OTHER
value: as the reducing agent
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: These compounds are volatile and hence can be purified by repeated fractional distillation, followed by reduction to elemental silicon with very pure zinc metal as the reducing agent.