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GK QUESTION#3537

Which of the following gases is known as “Laughing Gas”?

  1. ANitrogen dioxide
  2. BNitrous oxideCorrect answer
  3. CCarbon monoxide
  4. DSulphur dioxide
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B. Nitrous oxide

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Nitrous oxide, N₂O, is commonly called laughing gas. Nitrogen dioxide, NO₂, is a different oxide of nitrogen. The formulas distinguish two oxygen-containing compounds of the same element.

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