Medical nitrous oxide is a colorless and odorless gas that is used as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery. It is a powerful analgesic that can reduce pain and anxiety in patients, and it is administered through a mask or inhaled through a breathing apparatus. Nitrous oxide is also used in combination with other anesthetics to reduce the amount of the primary anesthetic required. In addition to its anesthetic properties, nitrous oxide can be used to treat chronic pain conditions such as migraines. Medical grade nitrous oxide is available in compressed gas cylinders and is an important tool for healthcare professionals in managing pain and anxiety in their patients.
Features
- Medical grade nitrous oxide is a colorless and odorless gas.
- It is used as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery.
- Nitrous oxide is a powerful analgesic that can reduce pain and anxiety in patients.
- It is administered through a mask or inhaled through a breathing apparatus.
- Nitrous oxide is also used in combination with other anesthetics to reduce the amount of the primary anesthetic required.
- It can be used to treat chronic pain conditions such as migraines.
- Medical grade nitrous oxide is available in compressed gas cylinders.
Applications
- Dentistry
- Surgery
- Analgesia
- Chronic pain treatment
Specifications
Cylinder
- Connection Valve (CGA) : CGA 910
- Cylinder Size : E
- Cylinder Volume (lbs, l, or ft3) : 1,590 lt
- Cylinder Material : Varied
Technical
- Gas : Nitrous Oxide
- Symbol : N2O
- Chemical Symbol : N2O
- Gas Grade : Medical
- Molecular Mass : 44.01 g/mol
- Specific Volume : 8.7 ft3/lb (0.54 m3/kg)
- CAS Number : 10024-97-2
Shipping
- Shipping Name : Nitrous Oxide, Compressed
- Hazard Class : 2.2
- UN Number : 1070
- Label : Nonflammable Gas, Oxidizer
Safety
- Physical state : Gas
- Appearance : Colorless, non-flammable gas
- Color : Colorless
- Odor : Sweetish
- Odor threshold : Odor threshold is subjective and inadequate to warn for overexposure
- Melting point : -90.81 °C
- Boiling point : -88.5 °C
- Critical temperature : 36.4 °C
- Decomposition temperature : 650 °C
- Vapor pressure : 5080 kPa
- Critical pressure : 7255 kPa
- Relative vapor density at 20 °C : 1.2
- Density : 0.785 g/cm_ (at 20 °C)
- Relative gas density : 1.5
- Solubility : Water: 2.2 mg/l
- Oxidizing properties : Oxidizer
- Explosion limits : Non flammable
