Nitrous oxide is a colourless gas. It has two nitrogen atoms & a single oxygen atom denoted as N2O. Nitrous oxide is usually used for anesthesia & 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 release and helps combust the cars usual fuel and release more energy.
The nitrous oxide for sale on this site is for cooking purposes. It is used as a foaming agent in food and drink, whipping cream, making mousses, infusing flavours into alcohol and many other culinary uses.