Hydrogen azide, HN 3 , and its salts (metal azides) are unstable substances used in detonators for
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Hydrogen azide, HN3, and its salts (metal azides) are unstable substances used in detonators for high explosives. Sodium azide, NaN3, is used in air-bag safety systems in automobiles. A reference source lists the following data for HN3. (The subscripts a, b, and c distinguish the three N atoms from one another.) Bond lengths: Na—Nb = 124 pm; Nb—Nc = 113 pm. Bond angles: H—Na—Nb = 112.7°; Na—Nb—Nc = 180°.
Write two contributing structures to the resonance hybrid for HN3, and describe a plausible hybridization and bonding scheme for each structure.
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General Chemistry Principles And Modern Applications
ISBN: 9780132931281
11th Edition
Authors: Ralph Petrucci, Jeffry Madura, F. Herring, Carey Bissonnette
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