Question: Lead azide, Pb(N 3 ) 2 , is used as a detonator. (a) What volume of nitrogen at STP (1 atm, 0 C) does 1.5
Lead azide, Pb(N3)2, is used as a detonator.
(a) What volume of nitrogen at STP (1 atm, 0 °C) does 1.5 g of lead azide produce when it decomposes into lead metal and nitrogen gas?
(b) Would 1.5 g of mercury(II) azide, Hg(N3)2, which is also used as a detonator, produce a larger or smaller volume, given that its decomposition products are elemental mercury and nitrogen gas?
(c) Metal azides in general are potent explosives. Why?
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