<prompt> Gas used in rapid airbag inflationSodium azideNitrocelluloseMercuric nitratePotassium nitrate  <response>: Chemistry of airbagsThe inclusion of airbags in the modern automobiles has led to decrease in the automobile injuries The term airbag is a misnomer as air is not involved in the inflation processRather an airbag inflates rapidly in about 30ms due to explosive production of N2 gas. Sodium azide is used which rapidly decomposed to nitrogen gasRefer: Morgan and Mikhails Clinical Anaesthesiology, 5th edition 