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aluminum phosphide
Chemical names and formulas
formula | AlP name | aluminum phosphide IUPAC name | alumanylidynephosphane alternate names | aluminum monophosphide | celphos | detia | phostoxin mass fractions | Al (aluminum) 46.6% | P (phosphorus) 53.4%
Lewis structure
Draw the Lewis structure of aluminum phosphide. Start by drawing the overall structure of the molecule, ignoring potential double and triple bonds: Count the total valence electrons of the aluminum (n_Al, val = 3) and phosphorus (n_P, val = 5) atoms: n_Al, val + n_P, val = 8 Calculate the number of electrons needed to completely fill the valence shells for aluminum (n_Al, full = 6) and phosphorus (n_P, full = 8): n_Al, full + n_P, full = 14 Subtracting these two numbers shows that 14 - 8 = 6 bonding electrons are needed. Each bond has two electrons, so in addition to the 1 bond already present in the diagram add 2 bonds. Identify the atoms that want additional bonds and the number of electrons remaining on each atom: Fill in the 2 bonds by pairing electrons between adjacent highlighted atoms: Answer: | |
Basic properties
molar mass | 57.9553005 g/mol phase | solid (at STP) melting point | 2530 °C density | 2.85 g/cm^3 solubility in water | reacts
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Solid properties (at STP)
density | 2.85 g/cm^3
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Thermodynamic properties
specific heat of formation Δ_fH° | solid | -2.873 kJ/g molar heat of formation Δ_fH° | solid | -166.5 kJ/mol (at STP)
Chemical identifiers
CAS number | 20859-73-8 PubChem CID number | 30332 SMILES identifier | [Al]#P InChI identifier | InChI=1/Al.P/rAlP/c1-2 EU number | 244-088-0 Gmelin number | 37808 RTECS number | BD1400000
NFPA label
NFPA label
NFPA health rating | 4 NFPA fire rating | 4 NFPA reactivity rating | 2 NFPA hazards | water reactive
Toxicity properties
RTECS classes | agricultural chemical and pesticide | human data