Nitrous oxide is a colourless gas. It has 2 nitrogen atoms and one oxygen atom written as N2O. Nitrous oxide is usually used for anesthesia & pain relief by medical doctors and 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 and helps combust the cars usual fuel and release more power.
The nitrous oxide for sale on this site is for food & drink purposes. It can be utilised as a foaming agent in food and drink, whipping cream, making mousses, infusing flavours into alcohol and lots of other foodcooking applications.