Science

A Chemical Reaction is a process where reactants chemically combine to form new compounds, by rearranging atoms, which are known as products. The Law of Conservation of Matter states that atoms cannot be created nor destroyed.
A Decomposition reaction is a chemical reaction. It is used in airbags located in cars which within inflates less than a second due to an initial decomposition reaction producing nitrogen gas. It is important as there are decomposition reactions to occur because it provides immediate cushioning after car crashes hence saving many lives. It is also important since airbags are required to use few reactants it is needed to also give an effective protection at the same time and therefore sodium azide is used to produce 60L of nitrogen gas and moreover is able to fit inside of the steering wheel at the same time thus it is more effective. The use of sodium azide not only protects humans but it also does not produce any toxic chemicals to harm humans.
Decomposition works in airbags by the sodium azide powder placed inside the airbag chamber. When the car or vehicle undergoes a collision, three chemical reactions takes place, where sodium azide rapidly decomposes to form nitrogen gas and sodium metal, by a small spark which would heat the molecules of Sodium Azide which then makes it fall apart and produce a less toxic compound called nitrogen gas.
In this the Word Equation for this Chemical Reaction is: Sodium Azide(s) Nitrogen (g) + Sodium(s)
The chemical equation is:
2 NaN3 2 Na + 3 N2
In this reaction the reactant Sodium Azide is a chemical which is reactant to heat which is then therefore an endothermic reaction which gives off heat and so gets colder. It is also hence a non-spontaneous reaction because it does not occur naturally and energy is needed. The product in this decomposition reaction is Nitrogen gas, it forms