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when sodium azide is ignited it decomposes to produce sodium as a solid and nitrogen as a gas. 2NaN3(s) -> 2Na(s) + 3N2(g)
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What is the product of nitrogen gas plus sodium?
sodium azide, NaN3.This odorless gas is commonly found in air bags for cars.
What is the name of this compound NaN3?
Sodium Nitride
In a car accident 500 g of sodium azide in the air bag decomposes to form 323.20 g of nitrogen gas and some sodium metal How much sodium metal is produced 100g 176.80g 323.02g or 500g?
500g
What is the Reaction between sodium nitrite and hydrazine?
acy azide
What is the name for sodium and nitrogen?
Sodium and nitrogen
How does sodium azide work in air bags?
The airbags inflation system reacts sodium azide with potassium nitrate to produce nitrogen gas. Hotblast of the nitrogen gas inflate the airbag.
When sodium azide is activated in an automobile airbag how many moles of nitrogen are produced if 0.500 mole of sodium azide react?
0,75 moles of nitrogen
What are in airbags?
Nothing until they're activated. Then sodium azide is reacted to rapidly produce nitrogen gas, which inflates the bag.
What is inside a airbag when deployed?
The airbag contains sodium azide (NaN3) with potassium nitrate (KNO3) to produce nitrogen gas. Hot blasts of the nitrogen inflate the airbag.
What chemical makes an airbag inflate?
The airbag's inflation system reacts sodium azide (NaN3) with potassium nitrate (KNO3 to produce nitrogen gas. Hot blasts of the nitrogen inflate the airbag.
What makes an air bag inflate?
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.
What chemicals are used in the air bags?
Initially, air bags contain sodium azide (NaN3), which is ignited to produce nitrogen gas and sodium. The nitrogen gas is what inflates the air bag. Another reaction occurs, including sodium and potassium nitrate which produce more nitrogen gas, potassium oxide and sodium oxide. Potassium oxide and sodium oxide are quite harmful, so they are then neutralized with silicon dioxide to produce silica glass (K4SiO4 and Na4SiO4).
What does reduction of azide produce?
by using sodium dithionite or hydrogen sulphide
Which air is the car airbag using?
Nitrogen gas which is created by mixing sodium azide with potassium nitrate which produces the nitrogen.
What is the balanced equation of sodium azide decomposing to yield sodium and nitrogen?
2NaN3(s) ---> 2Na(s) + 3N2(g)
What is the product of nitrogen gas plus sodium?
sodium azide, NaN3.This odorless gas is commonly found in air bags for cars.
What is the chemical bonding of sodium azide?
sodium azide is ionic bonding.
