Chapter 13, Problem 137CP

A promising new material with great potential as afuel in solid rocket motors is ammonium dinitramide ${\text{[NH}}_{\text{4}}{\text{N(NO}}_{\text{2}}{\text{)}}_{\text{2}}\text{]}$ .
a. Draw Lewis structures (including resonance forms)for the dinitramide ion ${\text{[N(NO}}_{\text{2}}{\text{)}}_{\text{2}}{}^{\text{–}}\text{]}$ .
b. Predict the bond angles around each nitrogen in thedinitramide ion.
c. Ammonium dinitramide can decompose explosivelyto nitrogen, water, and oxygen. Write a balancedequation for this reaction, and use bond energies toestimate $\Delta H$ for the explosive decomposition of thiscompound.
d. To estimate $\Delta H$ from bond energies, you made severalassumptions. What are some of your assumptions?