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Nitrous oxide is commonly used by dentists as a mild sedative to keep the patient calm during lengthy dental work. It causes euphoria in the patient and some giggle and laugh. Thus the nickname of laughing gas. My dentist calls it happy gas.
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∙ 13y agoN2O is called laughing gas because it can cause euphoria and giggling when inhaled in small amounts. This effect is due to the way N2O interacts with the brain and affects the release of certain neurotransmitters.
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∙ 12y agon20 (laughing gas) is a gas that will cause unconsuness and dizzyness. The gas will make you laugh or as scintest say "the giggle stage" It is said to have a great relaxing feeling as you inhale the gas. As that feeling continues it has a side effect of making you giggle. You will go all happy and cheerful so cheerful you will laugh.
You can also make the stuff
You need
1xCan of whipped cream
1x Ballon
1. Get the can of whipped cream and tip it all into the balloon.
2. Blow up the balloon and hold the end so it will not shrink
3. Put the balloon hole into ur mouth and slowly shrink the balloon
4. (Good Times) You will feel as if you are floating on a cloud in heaven
in a few mins you will get the giggles and you will be happy.
I do it if i am angry and it is great if you are about to go to bed u feel sleepy
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∙ 9y agoThe main purpose of laughing gas is to be used to calm people down during dental procedures. It does not put the person to sleep but makes the person not care about what is going on in their mouth.
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∙ 9y agoNitrous oxide stimulates the reward pathways in the brain. This creates a euphoric effect in the user as well as acting as an anesthetic. This combination often lead early users to laugh pleasantly, hence N2O being called laughing gas.
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∙ 13y agodue to blockage of neurotransmitter (NMDA) and i think it depends on concentration also.
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∙ 14y agoBecause it is laughing gas, which makes you laugh.
It can cause a euphoric effect when it is inhaled.
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∙ 13y agoWe often call nitrous oxide (N2O) laughing gas.
N2O is commonly called nitrous oxide or laughing gas. It is a colorless and slightly sweet-smelling gas used for various purposes, including medical and dental procedures, as well as in the automotive industry for performance enhancement.
Laughing gas when inhaled produces a ticklish sensation inside the mouth or nose and causes us to laugh. The term laughing gas, refers to nitrous oxide, for which the chemical formula is N2O.
Laughing gas, also known as nitrous oxide, is a compound made up of one nitrogen atom and two oxygen atoms (chemical formula: N2O).
N (nitrogen) is a diatomic gas commonly found in the atmosphere, while N2O (nitrous oxide) is a greenhouse gas with a chemical structure consisting of two nitrogen atoms bonded to one oxygen atom. N2O is also known as laughing gas and is used as an anesthetic in medicine.
The full correct name of N2O (in IUPAC nomenclature) is nitrogen (I) oxide, though it is also called dinitrogen monoxide, nitrous oxide, or laughing gas.
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N2O is commonly called nitrous oxide or laughing gas. It is a colorless and slightly sweet-smelling gas used for various purposes, including medical and dental procedures, as well as in the automotive industry for performance enhancement.
No, laughing gas is Nitrous oxide(N2O)
no it is simply N2O
Laughing gas when inhaled produces a ticklish sensation inside the mouth or nose and causes us to laugh. The term laughing gas, refers to nitrous oxide, for which the chemical formula is N2O.
Yes, the compound Nitrous Oxide (N2O) is Laughing gas.
Nitrous oxide, N2O
Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
Nitrous oxide Nitrous oxide is commonly known as laughing gas, N2O
chemical name of laughing gas is N2O[nitrous oxide]
Laughing gas, also known as nitrous oxide, is a compound made up of one nitrogen atom and two oxygen atoms (chemical formula: N2O).
Laughing Gas is N2O, so nitrogen and oxygen