In looking for a chemical to replace sodium azide in airbags, suppose that a cheap, nontoxic, and environmentally friendly chemical was found that decomposed more slowly, producing nitrogen over a period of several seconds. Would this chemical be a good replacement for sodium azide in airbags? Explain why or why not.

The chemical would not be a replacement for sodium azide

Explanation:

Sodium azide, NaN₃, in air bags in cars decomposes when caused to explode by an electrical charge that is triggered during a collision according to the following chemical reaction

2 NaN₃ (s) → 2 Na (l) + 3 N₂ (g)

The time it takes the air bag to fill with NaN₃ = 0.030 seconds

The rate of decomposition of the chemical found to replace sodium azide = Slowly

The chemical will not be a good replacement for sodium azide due to the time sensitive nature of the filling of the sir bag so as to save lives

There will not be enough time for the airbag to fill and cushion the effect of the impact of a collision on the passengers of a vehicle when the new chemical is used as a serious collision takes place in a fraction of a second

answer : one can design an experiment using a liquid and an additive that can be added to the liquid and observe the chemical changes in the reaction species.

one would need a beaker which is filled with a known amount of the liquid in which thermometer is placed to measure the temperature changes; after addition of the additive to the liquid solution one can note down the temperature change and find whether the reaction is endothermic or exothermic in nature. by subtracting the initial temperature value with the final temperature one can find the temperature changes.

various combinations of liquid and additive can be used. liquid in this case can be a known quantity of water and additives can be epsom salt or without epsom salt the experiment can be conducted to notice the changes. water and ice, hydrogen peroxide and dry yeast, vinegar and baking soda,etc.

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