Nitrous oxide is a colourless gas. It has dual nitrogen atoms and 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 fuel booster in cars. Nitrous oxide is not flammable at lowwer temperatures. However, when super heated the oxygen is detached & helps combust the cars usual fuel and release more power.
The nitrous oxide available on this site is for food & drink uses. It is utilised as a foaming agent in food & drink, whipping cream, making mousses, infusing flavours into alcohol and lots of other foodcooking applications.