Nitrous oxide is a colourless gas. It has two nitrogen atoms & a single oxygen atom written as N2O. Nitrous oxide is commonly used for anesthesia & pain relief by medical doctors and 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 and helps burn the cars usual petrol and release more energy.
The nitrous oxide sold on this site is for cooking uses. It is utilised as a foaming agent in food & drink, whipping cream, making mousses, infusing flavours into alcohol and many other foodcooking uses.