nitrous oxide?

i didn't know exactly where to put this, since it could go anywhere, my question is if its called nitrous oxide, why is it written N2O? in chemistry class i learned that N2O would mean 2 parts hydrogen, and one part oxygen, so wouldn't it be dinitrogen monoxide? or am i completely off? someone plz explain. . .

first of all its NO2, it stands for nitrogen dioxide. Where are you getting the hydrogen from???

Originally posted by blasian_man
N2O would mean 2 parts hydrogen and one part oxygen

It would?

I thought hydrogen was H and nitrogen was N.:redface:

Originally posted by dayna240sx
first of all its NO2, it stands for nitrogen dioxide. Where are you getting the hydrogen from???

Same place his getting his chemistry grade by the looks of it:cwm27:

Originally posted by dayna240sx
first of all its NO2, it stands for nitrogen dioxide. Where are you getting the hydrogen from???

:rolleyes:

It is N2O, which is two parts nitrogen and one part oxygen. That would make it nitrogen oxide.

This belongs in the N2O forum.

i don't like nos, to many times idiots destroy their cars cause they start with such big shots ( am i sayin that right?) instead of starting out with a small shot.

well you nkow what i mean, just switch H+ out, by the way i got a 85% in that class, not too bad, but let me see if i get this out right dinitrogenmonoxide would be the long way to say it right?

Hey, atleast hes not colling it nos or nawwss or something out of tfatf

yes, if it is bonded covalently (dont quote me on that though)

Originally posted by dayna240sx
first of all its NO2, it stands for nitrogen dioxide. Where are you getting the hydrogen from???


As polygon said its N2O two nitrogen atoms and one oxygen atom......if if woul've been the way you said it would have been too rich in oxigen and caused detonation.....it is the main reason we don't use pure oxygen or other richer in oxygen compounds cuz it will lead to detonation.....

Originally posted by fordjay16
i don't like nos, to many times idiots destroy their cars cause they start with such big shots ( am i sayin that right?) instead of starting out with a small shot.
http://members.lycos.co.uk/wh0amanwh0a/NOS.jpg

Yeah, the term nos is used here on a daily basis, stupid tfatf...

Originally posted by JeffForSale!

http://members.lycos.co.uk/wh0amanwh0a/NOS.jpg

nitrous or nos, real cars don't need it.

Originally posted by fordjay16


nitrous or nos, real cars don't need it.

And what do you drive?

my daily driver is a 1993 honda civic. my racer was a 1994 probe gt til i burned the engine up with nitrous:mad: thats why i hate that crap, destroyed my engine.

Originally posted by fordjay16
my daily driver is a 1993 honda civic. my racer was a 1994 probe gt til i burned the engine up with nitrous:mad: thats why i hate that crap, destroyed my engine.

Most of the time it is the person behind the install or the person behind the wheel who blows the motor up not the nitrous, please don't blame it on the nitrous, I know alot of ppl, including myself, who have used nitrous for along time with no problems. A good point to make here would be cautious with nitrous it is not something to play with. You need to learn as much as possible so that you will use it correctly and NOT ABUSE IT b/c if not then you wil risk bad things happening to your motor. But please don't blame the nitrous directly.

Originally posted by whtteg


Most of the time it is the person behind the install or the person behind the wheel who blows the motor up not the nitrous, please don't blame it on the nitrous, I know alot of ppl, including myself, who have used nitrous for along time with no problems. A good point to make here would be cautious with nitrous it is not something to play with. You need to learn as much as possible so that you will use it correctly and NOT ABUSE IT b/c if not then you wil risk bad things happening to your motor. But please don't blame the nitrous directly.

i'm not sayin itts the nitrous i know it was me. thats why i said idiots shouldn't have nitrous:biggrin:

Ahh sorry it is late here lol. But yes I could not agree more, ppl who are not educated about nitrous enough should not have it. On the worst side the could kill themselfes or somebody else :frown:

yeah i agree. what i meant by real cars don't need nitrous is that i consider nitrous a way to get a quick boost in speed if yur runnin behind.