The rapid inflation of some vehicle safety airbags relies on the extremely fast thermal decomposition of solid sodium azide, NaN3\text{NaN}_3NaN3, to produce nitrogen gas.
2NaN3(s)→2Na(s)+3N2(g) 2\text{NaN}_3(\text{s}) \rightarrow 2\text{Na}(\text{s}) + 3\text{N}_2(\text{g}) 2NaN3(s)→2Na(s)+3N2(g)Calculate the maximum volume, in cm3\text{cm}^3cm3, of nitrogen gas produced from the decomposition of 52.0 g of sodium azide.
(relative formula mass: NaN3=65.0\text{NaN}_3 = 65.0NaN3=65.0; 1 mol of gas occupies 24 dm3 under the operating conditions of the airbag)
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