Nitrous Oxide
Nitrous oxide was discovered by Josepha Priestley in 1772. It is well known as 'laughing gas', as an oxidizer in a rocket motor and used during car racings ('nitrous').
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Trade
Trade & street names | nitrous oxide, dinitrogen oxide, dinitrogen monoxide nitro, nitrous, laughing gas, balloons, whippits, whippets, whip-its |
Products | canisters with N2O (photo above) for medical use and for food industry (whipped cream chargers) |
Medical info
Class | inhalants |
Medical use | currently no medical use |
Routes | inhaled |
Effects of use | lughing, impaired memory, slurred speech, drunken behavior, slow onset vitamin deficiency, organ damage |
Effects of overdose | vomiting, respiratory depression, loss of consciousness, possible death |
Withdrawal effects | trembling, anxiety, insomnia, vitamin deficiency, confusion, hallucinations, convulsions |
Onset | ? |
Duration of action | 30 minutes |
Chemistry
Chemical name | nitrous oxide |
Chemical formula | N2O |
Molecular mass | 44.01 g/mol |
