Nitrous oxide is a colourless gas. It has 2 nitrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom denoted as N2O. Nitrous oxide is typically used for anesthesia & pain relief by medical doctors 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 release and helps combust the cars normal fuel and release more energy.
The nitrous oxide sold on this site is for food & drink uses. It can be utilised as a foaming agent in food and drink, whipping cream, making mousses, infusing flavours into alcohol & lots of other foodcooking uses.