Which gas is most popular as laughing gas?
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Nitrous oxide, also known asdinitrogen oxide or dinitrogen monoxide, is a chemical compound with chemical formula N2O. It is commonly known as laughing gas due to the exhilarating effects of inhaling it. It is used in surgery and dentistry for its anaesthetic and analgesic effects.
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Nitrous oxide, often called laughing gas, makes a serious impact on the Earth
An expert explains the gas’s mighty role
Even though much of the world is focused on the novel coronavirus outbreak, Earth Day should be a reminder that there’s another issue that deserves our attention: climate change. But you might be wondering, what is climate change, exactly?
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“The way I often talk about it is that it’s too much of a good thing,” said Claudia Wagner-Riddle, an environmental scientist and professor at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada.
The Earth has a collection of gases that reaches high above into the sky known as the atmosphere. And while the gases allow sunlight to pass through, they also trap heat, like a blanket does. Without our atmosphere and the gases it contains, the temperature would hover around zero degrees, said Wagner-Riddle. As it is, the atmosphere keeps the planet at a balmy average of about 60 degrees.