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Barium azide

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Barium azide
Names
Other names
Barium dinitride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 242-594-6
UN number 1687
  • InChI=1S/Ba.2N3/c;2*1-3-2/q+2;2*-1 checkY
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  • [Ba+2].[N-]=[N+]=[N-].[N-]=[N+]=[N-]
Properties
Ba(N3)2
Molar mass 221.37 g/mol
Appearance White crystalline solid
Odor Odourless
Density 2.936 g/cm3[1]
Melting point 126 °C (259 °F; 399 K)
Boiling point 160 °C (320 °F; 433 K) (initial decomposition)[2] >217 °C (deflagrates)
180 °C (initial decomposition),[3] 225 °C explosion
11.5 g/100 mL (0 °C)
14.98 g/100 mL (15.7 °C)
15.36 g/100 mL (20 °C)
22.73 g/100 mL (52.1 °C)
24.75 g/100 mL (70 °C)[4]
Solubility in ethanol 0.017 g/100 mL (16 °C)[5]
Solubility in acetone Insoluble
Solubility in ether Insoluble
Structure
Monoclinic
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS01: ExplosiveGHS06: Toxic
Danger
H200, H301, H315, H319, H331, H335
P210, P240, P264, P280, P305+P351+P338, P310
Safety data sheet (SDS) [1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Barium azide is an inorganic azide with the formula Ba(N3)2. It is a barium salt of hydrazoic acid. Like all azides, it is explosive. It is less sensitive to mechanical shock than lead azide.

Preparation

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Barium azide may be prepared by reacting sodium azide with a soluble barium salt. Care should be taken to prevent large crystals from forming in the solution as barium azide crystals will explode if subjected to friction/shock or if fully dried. The product should be stored submerged in ethanol.[citation needed]

Uses

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Barium azide can be used to make azides of magnesium, sodium, potassium, lithium, rubidium and zinc with their respective sulfates.[4]

Ba(N3)2 + Li2SO4 → 2 LiN3 + BaSO4

It can also be used as a source for high purity nitrogen by heating:

Ba(N3)2 → Ba + 3 N2

This reaction liberates metallic barium, which is used as a getter in vacuum applications.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Fedoroff, Basil T.; Aaronson, Henry A.; Reese, Earl F.; Sheffield, Oliver E.; Clift, George D.; Dunkle, Cyrus G.; Walter, Hans; McLean, Dan C. (1960). Encyclopedia of Explosives and Related Items. Vol. 1. US Army Research and Development Command TACOM, ARDEC http://www.dtic.mil/get-tr-doc/pdf?AD=AD0257189. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[dead link]
  2. ^ Tiede, Erich (1916). "Die Zersetzung der Alkali- und Erdalkali-azide im Hochvakuum zur Reindarstellung von Stickstoff". Ber. Dtsch. Chem. Ges. (in German). 49 (2): 1742–1745. doi:10.1002/cber.19160490234.
  3. ^ Audrieth, L. F. (1934). "Hydrazoic Acid and Its Inorganic Derivatives". Chem. Rev. 15 (2): 169–224. doi:10.1021/cr60051a002.
  4. ^ a b H. D. Fair; R. F. Walker, eds. (1977). Physics and Chemistry of the Inorganic Azides. Energetic Materials. Vol. 1. New York and London: Plenum Press. ISBN 9781489950093.
  5. ^ Curtius, T.; Rissom, J. (1898). "Neue Untersuchungen über den Stickstoffwasserstoff N3H". J. Prakt. Chem. (in German). 58 (1): 261–309. doi:10.1002/prac.18980580113.