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Automotive air bags inflate when sodium azide decomposes explosively to its constituent elements:

Automotive air bags inflate when sodium azide decomposes explosively to its constituent elements:


2NaN3(s) → 2Na(s)+3N2(g)


How many moles of N2 are produced by the decomposition of 3.55 mol of sodium azide?


  • 10.7

  • 1.18

  • 5.33

  • 2.37

  • 1.78


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Let x be the number of moles of N2 produced

2 moles of NaN3 gives-------> 3 moles of N2

3.55 moles of NaN3 gives-----> x

Cross multiply

2X=3*3.55

X= 5.325 moles = 5.33 mol

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