Assertion: lithium | /r/HasProperty | flammable
Facets:
value: highly
type: DEGREE
value: spontaneously
type: TEMPORAL
value: in air
type: LOCATION
value: like all alkali metals
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Like all alkali metals, lithium is highly reactive and flammable, and must be stored in mineral oil.
text: Lithium is flammable, and it is potentially explosive when exposed to air and especially to water, though less so than the other alkali metals.
text: It is highly flammable and reactive, which is why it is usually conserved in mineral oil (a type of paraffin).
text: Lithium is never found in its elemental, metallic form because it is highly reactive: lithium is highly flammable, and will even react spontaneously with water.
text: Lithium is spontaneously flammable in air if heated to 180°C if the surface of the metal is clean.
text: Lithium is flammable, and it is potentially explosive when exposed to air and especially to water, though less so than the other alkali metals.