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Automobile airbags are inflated with N2 gas which is formed by the decomposition of solid sodium azide (NaN3). The other product is Na metal. Calculate the volume of N2 gas at 27C and 756 Torr formed by the decomposing of 125 gm of sodium azide:

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71.4 L
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61.4 L
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51.4 L
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41.4 L
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Solution

The correct option is B 71.4 L
2NaN32Na+3N2
The number of moles of sodium azide are 12565=1.923.
The number of moles of nitrogen are 1.923×32=2.885.
The volume of nitrogen is V=nRTP=2.885×0.0821×300×760750=71.4L

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