BOND CHARACTER AND THE METASTABILITY OF PLOSOPHORIC GROUPS OF MILITARY SIGNIFICANCE

Abstract

An algorithm is described for calculating bond energies which was used successfully to calculate bond energies for the azides. Not only can the total bonding of the molecule be calculated, but the individual bonds within the molecule may be estimated. These individual bond energies provide a basis for estimating the activation energy for decomposition kinetics. Two mechanisms of reactions in the azides are illustrated by HN3 and PbN6. In the molecule of HN3 the weak bond is in the azide group, but for PbN6 the weak bond is the metal- azide bond.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0837148

Entities

People

  • Robert C. Mcmillan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkali Metals
  • Atoms
  • Azides
  • Chemical Bonds
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Covalent Bonds
  • Crystal Structure
  • Decomposition
  • Diatomic Molecules
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Of Activation
  • Heat Of Formation
  • Heat Of Vaporization
  • Ionization
  • Ionization Potentials
  • Metals
  • Nitrogen

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

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