Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Atoms, molecules and stoichiometry

Atoms, molecules and stoichiometry — practice question

Car airbags include sodium azide, $\text{NaN}_3$, together with an excess of potassium nitrate, $\text{KNO}_3$. During a car crash, the reactions shown below take place, forming nitrogen. This makes the airbag inflate very quickly. $2\text{NaN}_3 \rightarrow 2\text{Na} + 3\text{N}_2$ $10\text{Na} + 2\text{KNO}_3 \rightarrow \text{K}_2\text{O} + 5\text{Na}_2\text{O} + \text{N}_2$ How many moles of nitrogen gas are formed in total when $1\ \text{mol}$ of sodium azide, $\text{NaN}_3$, decomposes inside an airbag?

  • A1.5
  • B1.6
  • C3.2
  • D4.0

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