Nitrous oxide is a colourless gas. It has two nitrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom shortened as N2O. Nitrous oxide is commonly 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 broken off & helps burn the cars usual fuel and release more energy.
The nitrous oxide for sale on this site is for food and drink purposes. It can be used as a foaming agent in food & drink, whipping cream, making mousses, infusing flavours into alcohol & many other foodcooking uses.