Nitrous oxide is a colourless gas. It has 2 nitrogen atoms and one oxygen atom written as N2O. Nitrous oxide is commonly used for anesthesia and pain relief by medical doctors & dentists. 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 & helps combust the cars ordinary petrol and release more energy.
The nitrous oxide available on this site is for food & drink uses. It is used as a foaming agent in food and drink, whipping cream, making mousses, infusing flavours into alcohol & many other foodcooking applications.