Formula Cu(N3)2 Density 2.6 g/cm³ | Molar mass 147.586 g/mol | |
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Appearance brown orthorhombic crystals | ||
Copper(II) azide is a medium density explosive with the molecular formula Cu(N3)2.
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Uses
Copper azide is very explosive and is too sensitive for any practical use unless handled in solution.
Preparation
Copper azide can be prepared by a metathesis reaction between water-soluble sources of Cu2+ and azide ions. (Spectator ions omitted in reaction below).
Cu2+ + 2 N3− → Cu(N3)2It can be destroyed by nitric acid to form non-explosive products:
Cu(N3)2 + 2HNO3 → 3N2 + 2NO2 + Cu(OH)2References
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