Assertion: silicon | /r/CapableOf | react with halogen
Facets:
value: vigorously
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Silicon reacts with halogens or dilute alkalis.
text: Silicon reacts halogens, forming the corresponding Si(IV) halides.
text: Even though it is a relatively inert element, silicon still reacts with halogens and dilute alkalis, but most acids (except for a combination of nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid) do not affect it.
text: When silicon is heated it reacts with the halogens (fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine) to form halides.
text: Silicon, like carbon, is relatively inactive at ordinary temperatures; but when heated it reacts vigorously with the halogens (fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine) to form halides and with certain metals to form silicides.