Nitrous oxide

Nitrous

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Physical properties []
Molecular mass	44.013 g/mol [1]
Density	1.266 at -128.2 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water; will sink g/cm3 [1]
Appearance	Colorless gas [Note: Shipped as a liquified compressed gas] [1]
Odor	Slightly sweetish [1]
Taste	Slightly sweetish [1]
Melting point	-131.5 °F (USCG, 1999) [1]
Boiling point	-129.1 °F at 760 mmHg (USCG, 1999) [1]
Decomposition	This compound decomposes explosively at high temperatures. [1]
Solubility	0.1 % at 77 °F (NIOSH, 2024) [1]
Predicted LogP	0.5 [1]

Structural Identifiers []
Molecular formula	N2O [1]
IUPAC name	nitrous oxide [1]
SMILES	[N-]=[N+]=O [1]
InChI	InChI=1S/N2O/c1-2-3 [1]
InChIKey	GQPLMRYTRLFLPF-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1]

Nitrous oxide (also known as Laughing gas, Dinitrogen oxide, Dinitrogen monoxide, Factitious air, nitrogen protoxide, Nitrogen oxide (N2O), Nitrogen hypoxide, Hyponitrous acid anhydride, Stickdioxyd or oxyde nitreux)

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