Nitrous oxide is a colourless gas. It has 2 nitrogen atoms & 1 oxygen atom shortened as N2O. Nitrous oxide is usually used for anesthesia and pain relief by medical doctors & dental professionals. It has also been misused by people for recreational purposes.
Another use for nitrous oxide gas is as a fuel booster in cars. Nitrous oxide is not flammable at low temperatures. However, when super heated the oxygen is broken off & helps combust the cars ordinary fuel and release more power.
The nitrous oxide sold on this site is for food & drink purposes. It is used as a foaming agent in food and drink, whipping cream, making mousses, infusing flavours into alcohol and lots of other foodcooking uses.