Nitrogen Triiodide Detonation
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When nitrogen triiodide, the dark colored solid, is dry it is very sensitive to touch or any vibration. Simply touching it with a feather causes it to explode or detonate. One detonation causes another to occur. One product of the reaction is violet iodine vapor.
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Molecular representation
Symbolic and molecular representations of the decomposition reaction of nitrogen triiodide to produce nitrogen and iodine.
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