Automotive air bags inflate when sodium azide decomposes explosively to its constituent elements: 2NaN3 (s) → 2Na (s) + 3N2 (g) How many grams of sodium azide are required to produce 30.5 g of nitroge

NaN3 = 47.2 g

Explanation:

Given:

2 NaN3 ⇒ 2 Na  + 3 N2

Find:

Amount of NaN3

Computation:

N2 moles = Product of N2 / molar mass of N2

N2 moles =30.5/28

N2 moles = 1.0893

2NaN3 makes 3(N2 )

So,

NaN3 moles = (2/3) moles of N2  

NaN3 moles = ( 2/3) × 1.0893

NaN3 moles = = 0.7262

NaN3 mass = 0.7262 x 65

NaN3 = 47.2 g

you need to take a look at the periodic system in order to sort these elements into pairs that would most likely exhibit similar chemical properties. first, you need to find elements that are found in the same group (groups are vertical in the periodic system), and then to see whether they have the same valence number. if they meet these criteria, they will have similar properties.

the first pair: ne (neon) and kr (krypton), are noble gases found in group 8

the second pair: li (lithium) and k (potassium), found in group 1

the third pair: s (sulfur) and te (tellurium), found in group 6

the atomic number will stay the same no matter how many electrons it has, so it doesn’t decrease nor increase. it’ll only change with a different number of protons