Nitrous oxide is a colourless gas. It has 2 nitrogen atoms & one oxygen atom written as N2O. Nitrous oxide is usually 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 release & helps burn the cars usual fuel and release more power.
The nitrous oxide available on this site is for cooking uses. It can be utilised as a foaming agent in food & drink, whipping cream, making mousses, infusing flavours into alcohol & lots of other foodcooking uses.