Phosphorus forms two common oxides, phosphorus(III) oxide (or tetraphosphorus hexoxide), P4O6, and phosphorus(V) oxide (or tetraphosphorus decaoxide), P4O10.
Phosphorus(III) oxide is a white crystalline solid that smells like garlic and has a poisonous vapour.
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