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Grade 12Inorganic Chemistry

Plz explain me what are azide compounds???

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11 Years agoGrade 12
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer11 Years ago
Azideis theanionwith the formula N3−. It is theconjugate baseofhydrazoic acid(HN3). N3−is a linear anion that isisoelectronicwithCO2andN2O. Pervalence bond theory, azide can be described by several resonance structures, an important one being N−=N+=N−.204-554_resnc56.gif