Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, is a chemical compound with the formula N2O, so it consists of TWO elements: Nitrogen (2 atoms) and Oxygen (1 atom), which are together three ATOMS.
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Nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon are the three elements that chemically combine to form nitrous oxide (N2O).
Nitrous oxide (N2O) consists of two nitrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
Oxygen and nitrogen are very difficult to combine chemically, often requiring the intense energy of a lightning bolt. When they do they produce chemicals called nitrogen oxides. Usually the reactions produce more than one nitrogen oxide. The most common ones are NO - nitric oxide, NO2 - nitrogen dioxide, and N2O - nitrous oxide. The other nitrogen oxides are N2O3, N2O4 and N2O5, although all three of these are unstable.
Nitrous oxide is composed of two nitrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, with the chemical formula N2O.
No, Nitrous oxide is not an element. Laughing gas, as it's more commonly known as, is a molecule, which is a combination of more than one element. This molecule consists of, 1 Oxygen and 2 Nitrogen atoms (both of which are elements).
The abbreviation for nitrous oxide is N2O.