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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.
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Barium dinitride | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.038.706 |
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UN number | 1687 |
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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 |
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H200, H301, H315, H319, H331, H335 | |
P210, P240, P264, P280, P305+P351+P338, P310 | |
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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 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]
Barium azide can be used to make azides of magnesium, sodium, potassium, lithium, rubidium and zinc with their respective sulfates.[4]
It can also be used as a source for high purity nitrogen by heating:
This reaction liberates metallic barium, which is used as a getter in vacuum applications.
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