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Aluminium phosphide
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<p>Aluminium phosphide is a highly toxic <a href="/facts/Inorganic_compound/TfFfzxSz">inorganic compound</a> with the chemical formula AlP, used as a wide <a href="/facts/Band_gap/IjIeh95l">band gap</a> semiconductor and a <a href="/facts/Fumigant/QGCodNPb">fumigant</a>. This colorless solid is generally sold as a grey-green-yellow powder due to the presence of impurities arising from <a href="/facts/Hydrolysis/JTvwIHPs">hydrolysis</a> and <a href="/facts/Oxidation/Pyd5RVcj">oxidation</a>. </p>