Sodium azide is a shock-sensitive compound that releases
N2 upon...

Question

Sodium azide is a shock-sensitive compound that releases 
N2 upon physical impact. The compound is used in automobile 
airbags. The azide ion is N3-. (b) State 
the hybridization of the central N atom in the azide ion.

Accepted Answer

Hi everyone here we have a question telling us that sodium iodide A. Is an iodine additive used in iodized salt. It is also used as a dough conditioner in baking. The formula for ID. I, an ion is iO three negative, identify the type of hybridization exhibited by the iodine atom in the iodide ion. So let's first draw its LewiS structure. So we have iodine in the middle With one lone pair is single bonded to one oxygen, Which is surrounded by three lone pairs, and that's where it gets its negative charge, And it is double bonded to an oxygen with two lone pairs And double bonded to another oxygen with two lone pairs. So it has 1, 2, 3, 4 electron domains, Making it s. p. three. And that is our final answer. Thank you for watching. Bye.

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