What is hydrogen azide?

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Hydrazoic acid is also known as hydrogen azide, or azoimide, chemical formula $H N_{3}$ .
It is colourless, volatile & explosive liquid at room temperature and pressure.
It is a compound of nitrogen & hydrogen and it therefore a pnictogen hydride.
It was first isolated in $1890$ by Theodor curtius.

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