Nitrous oxide is a colourless gas. It has dual nitrogen atoms and one oxygen atom shortened as N2O. Nitrous oxide is commonly used for anesthesia and pain relief by medical professionals and dentists. It has also been misused by people for recreational purposes.
Another use for nitrous oxide gas is as a fuel booster in cars. Nitrous oxide is not flammable at lowwer temperatures. However, when super heated the oxygen is broken off and helps burn the cars usual fuel and release more energy.
The nitrous oxide sold on this site is for food and drink uses. It is utilised as a foaming agent in food and drink, whipping cream, making mousses, infusing flavours into alcohol and lots of other foodcooking applications.