Sodium azide
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"NaN3" redirects here. Not to be confused with NaN.
Not to be confused with sodium nitride.
Sodium azide is an inorganic compound with the formula NaN3. This colorless salt is the gas-forming component in some car airbag systems. It is used for the preparation of other azide compounds. It is an ionic substance, is highly soluble in water, and is acutely poisonous.[5]
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IUPAC name
Sodium azide | |
Other names
Sodium trinitride Smite Azium | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.043.487 |
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UN number | 1687 |
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Properties | |
NaN3 | |
Molar mass | 65.0099 g/mol |
Appearance | Colorless to white solid |
Odor | Odorless |
Density | 1.846 g/cm3 (20 °C) |
Melting point | 275 °C (527 °F; 548 K) violent decomposition |
38.9 g/100 mL (0 °C) 40.8 g/100 mL (20 °C) 55.3 g/100 mL (100 °C) | |
Solubility | Very soluble in ammonia Slightly soluble in benzene Insoluble in diethyl ether, acetone, hexane, chloroform |
Solubility in methanol | 2.48 g/100 mL (25 °C) |
Solubility in ethanol | 0.22 g/100 mL (0 °C) |
Acidity (pKa) | 4.8 |
Structure | |
Hexagonal, hR12[1] | |
R-3m, No. 166 | |
Thermochemistry | |
Heat capacity (C) |
76.6 J/mol·K |
Std molar entropy (S⦵298) |
70.5 J/mol·K |
Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
21.3 kJ/mol |
Gibbs free energy (ΔfG⦵) |
99.4 kJ/mol |
Hazards | |
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Danger | |
H300, H310, H410 | |
P260, P280, P301+P310, P501 [2] | |
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Flash point | 300 °C (572 °F; 573 K) |
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
LD50 (median dose) |
27 mg/kg (oral, rats/mice)[1] |
NIOSH (US health exposure limits): | |
PEL (Permissible) |
None[3] |
REL (Recommended) |
C 0.1 ppm (as HN3) [skin] C 0.3 mg/m3 (as NaN3) [skin][3] |
IDLH (Immediate danger) |
N.D.[3] |
Safety data sheet (SDS) | ICSC 0950 |
Related compounds | |
Other anions |
Sodium cyanide |
Other cations |
Potassium azide Ammonium azide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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