Nitrous oxide is a colourless gas. It has two nitrogen atoms & 1 oxygen atom denoted as N2O. Nitrous oxide is usually used for anesthesia & pain relief by medical professionals & dental professionals. It has also been misused by people for recreational purposes.
Another use for nitrous oxide gas is as a petrol booster in cars. Nitrous oxide is not flammable at lowwer temperatures. However, when super heated the oxygen is detached & helps burn the cars usual petrol and release more energy.
The nitrous oxide sold on this site is for cooking uses. It is used as a foaming agent in food and drink, whipping cream, making mousses, infusing flavours into alcohol and many other foodcooking uses.