Air bags are activated when a severe impact causes a steel ball to compress a spring and electrically ignite a detonator cap. This action causes sodium azide (NaN3) to decompose explosively according to the following reaction. 2 NaN3(s) → 2 Na(s) + 3 N2(g) What mass of NaN3(s) must be reacted to inflate an air bag to 70.6 L at STP?

136 g of   must be reacted to inflate an air bag to 70.6 L at STP.

Explanation:

Using ideal gas equation:

P= pressure of nitrogen gas = 1 atm (at STP)

V =volume of nitrogen gas = 70.6 L

n = number of moles of nitrogen gas = 1 atm (at STP)

R = gas constant = 0.0821 Latm/Kmol

T = temperature of nitrogen gas = 273 K (at STP)

For the balanced chemical reaction:

3 moles of nitrogen are produced by = 2 moles of

3.14 moles of nitrogen are produced by = moles of

Mass of = Moles × Molar mass = 2.09 mole × 65 g/mol = 136 g

answer: enthalpy

explanation:

for a exothermic reaction, the energy is released i.e. the energy of the products is lower than the energy of the reactants.

= enthaply

= energy of products

= energy of reactants

as , thus comes out to be negative. negative value of enthalpy shows that the reaction is exothermic.

the correct option is c.

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