“…The evidence for the oxidation of azide ion to nitrogen has been collected (115^ 114) for many years. Potassium chlorate (115)3 manganese dioxide {113), potassium perman ganate (ll5)i hypohalous acids (I15)j nitrous acid (112,115,116), iodine (II5, 117, II8), peroxides (119), nitrosyl ion (120), chromate ion (121), and eerie salts (115,(122)(123)(124)(125)(126) have been shown to decompose metallic azides to nitrogen.…”