Dinitrogen Monoxide And Nacto Research Paper

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Nitrous oxide (N₂O), dinitrogen monoxide, is a combination of two nitrogen atoms and one oxygen atom that has uncommon characteristics compared to other gases. Nitrous oxide has uses in medical procedures that require the patient to be unconscious. In unmoderated excess, incorrect use, and inappropriate environments, N₂O can be hazardous to human life, but if used correctly, it can be more good than a danger. There are unique and shared characteristics that N₂O has with other gases.
Nitrous oxide, is normally presented as a gas that has no color, but a unique trait to the gas is its sweet taste and smell (Vines, 2016). The sweet flavor and aroma of nitrous oxide stands out from other gases because in contrast to N₂O, carbon dioxide has an acidic taste while oxygen and helium are both …show more content…

Nitrous oxide is usually the gas used in specific dental procedures that might bring discomfort to the patient in ways of pain and irritation. The gas is used as a anesthetic agent because of the depressant effect on the central nervous system (Vines, 2016). Large, but also unsafe amounts of N₂O have to be used to have a anesthetic effect on a patient; copious amounts of nitrous oxide is deadly if the amount administered is not managed. The ratio of twenty percent oxygen with eighty percent of nitrogen or thirty percent oxygen for seventy percent of nitrogen must be kept because nitrous oxide can not sustain life alone. Being exposed to nitrous oxide for long periods of time can lead to nerve malfunctions, neuropathy, in patients. In pregnant women, spontaneous abortion or other fetal diseases may occur (Vines, 2016). Another hazard of nitrous oxide is its shared ability with oxygen to support combustion. If there is combustible material, an ignitor, and nitrous oxide, a large fire may result and severe burns can be inflicted on the

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