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Reactivity Documentation

Nitrides, Phosphides, Carbides, and Silicides

mixed with

Non-Redox-Active Inorganic Compounds

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Reactivity Predictions (for each pair of reactive groups)

Non-Redox-Active Inorganic Compounds mixed with
Nitrides, Phosphides, Carbides, and Silicides

Hazard Predictions

Iron (III) oxide reacts very exothermically with calcium disilicide upon heating. This reaction produces molten iron and is called silicon thermite, in analogy to the thermite reactions of metal oxides with electropositive metals (Berger, E., Comptes rendus. 1920, 170, 29).