Nitrous oxide is a colourless gas. It has dual nitrogen atoms and a single oxygen atom denoted as N2O. Nitrous oxide is usually 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 fuel booster in cars. Nitrous oxide is not flammable at low temperatures. However, when super heated the oxygen is release & helps burn the cars ordinary fuel and release more energy.
The nitrous oxide for sale here is for food & drink purposes. It can be used as a foaming agent in food & drink, whipping cream, making mousses, infusing flavours into alcohol and lots of other foodcooking uses.