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Nitrogen Oxides
Segment
Refined Products
Main-Family
Refinery Gases
Sub-Family
Gaseous nitrogen compounds
Physical State

Gas

Product
Nitrous Oxide
Abbreviation
N2O
Names
Dinitrogen Oxide; Protoxide of Nitrogen; Hyponitrous Oxide; Dinitrogen Monoxide

Description

Nitrous oxide (N₂O), also known as dinitrogen monoxide or "laughing gas," is a colorless, non-flammable, slightly sweet-smelling and tasting gas composed of two nitrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.

At room temperature, it exists as a gas and is used widely as an anesthetic and analgesic in medicine and dentistry, as well as an oxidizer in rocket propulsion and a propellant in the food industry.

Nitrous oxide is produced industrially by the thermal decomposition of ammonium nitrate, and it acts as a potent greenhouse gas and atmospheric pollutant.

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Identifiers
logo CAS Number
10024-97-2
logo ECHA InfoCard
logo IUPAC Name
Dinitrogen Oxide
logo PubChem ID
948
Chemical Data
Chemical Formula

N2O

Molecular Weight (g/mol)
44.013
Boiling Point (°C)
-88.48
Melting Point (°C)
-90.86
Sulfur Content (wt%)
0
Specific Gravity
1.98
Crude Data
API Gravity
-59.93
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