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Bookmark or Share- Nitrous Oxide (Laughing Gas): Uses, Side Effects & SafetyNitrous oxide (N20) — commonly known as laughing gas — is a type of short-acting sedative. It’s a colorless, slightly sweet-smelling gas that you breathe in through a mask or nosepiece. Physicians and dentists have been using nitrous oxide since the mid-19th century — and it’s still one of the most common inhaled sedatives used today.
- Why laughing gas is a growing climate problem | Stanford ReportNitrous oxide, also known as “laughing gas,” is the most important greenhouse gas after methane and carbon dioxide and the biggest human-related threat to the ozone layer. Stanford scientist ...
- Explainer: what is nitrous oxide (or nangs) and how dangerous is it?Nitrous oxide is also used as a propellant to make whipped cream, sold at supermarkets for around A$10 for a box of ten canisters, and in the automotive industry to improve engine performance.
- Laughing Gas: What to Know - WebMDNitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas or happy gas, is a colorless, non-flammable gas. This gas is used in medical and dental procedures as a sedative. It helps to relieve anxiety before ...
- Nitrous oxide - WikipediaNitrous oxide (dinitrogen oxide or dinitrogen monoxide), commonly known as laughing gas, nitrous, nitro, or nos, is a chemical compound, an oxide of nitrogen with the formula N 2 O.At room temperature, it is a colourless non-flammable gas, and has a slightly sweet scent and taste. At elevated temperatures, nitrous oxide is a powerful oxidiser similar to molecular oxygen.
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