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The mechanism for the airbag contains sodium azide (NaN3). In the event of an accident, the sodium azide rapidly decomposes into sodium metal and nitrogen gas. The latter fills the airbag.
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Do you want to have any chemicals left over in an air bag after it inflate?
No
Will air bag inflate in a car if seat belt is not fasten?
yes
How does an air bag work?
If you run into something, your air bag can inflate in less than a tenth of a second to protect you from the forces of a head-on collision.
How many seconds does an airbag take to inflate?
Once activated, the air bag will fully inflate in 1/25 of a second or 40mil seconds.
How many inches of space does the air bag need to inflate?
space between is 25cm
Speed to open the air bag?
It depends on what you crash into , a solid concrete wall with no " give " or another vehicle , the collision has to have enough " force " to require the air bag(s) to inflate
To fill with air?
To fill with air is to inflate
At what deceleration do a car's air bag's go off?
Not any ( the force of the collision has to be great enough for the airbags to inflate )
What speed does and airbags deploy?
The force of the collision has to be great enough for the crash sensors to allow the air bag to inflate
How can a chemical reaction make a bag inflate?
If a chemical reaction produces a gas, and the bag is close of, then the bag will inflate. Take the exmaple of vinegar and baking soda: CH3CO2H + NaHCO3 --> NaCH3CO2 + H2O + CO2 The CO2 released is a gas, which can inflate a bag.
In a 2001 Suburban what does the dash Air Bag Light ON mean?
it means that if you crash the airbag will inflate. if it is off the airbag will not deploy Wrong Its the other way around Light on means there is a system fault and the computer has disarmed the air bag Light off means system is armed and will inflate to protect you in an accident
96lincoln continental front suspension drops down it will re-inflate after restart of engine?
Your air suspension bag has a leak.
