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There are three parts to an airbag system. There is the bag which is made of nylon and folded into the dash or steering wheel, a sensor that detects a collision force, and the inflation system. When the sensor triggers the system, sodium azide and potassium nitrate combine and almost instantaneously create a large volume of nitrogen gas which inflates the bag in less than 1/10 of a second.

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