Assertion: silicon carbide's silicon | /r/HasProperty | inactive
Facets:
value: at ordinary temperatures
type: TEMPORAL
value: relatively
type: DEGREE
value: like carbon
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
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.