Nitrous oxide is a colourless gas. It has dual nitrogen atoms and a single oxygen atom written as N2O. Nitrous oxide is commonly used for anesthesia & pain relief by medical professionals & dental professionals. It has also been misused by people for recreational reasons.
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 broken off and helps burn the cars usual fuel and release more power.
The nitrous oxide sold on this site is for cooking purposes. It can be utilised as a foaming agent in food and drink, whipping cream, making mousses, infusing flavours into alcohol and lots of other foodcooking applications.