nitrous oxide?

[blasian_man]

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. . .

[dayna240sx]

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

[freakray]

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.

[freakray]

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

[Polygon]

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

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

This belongs in the N2O forum.

[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.

[blasian_man]

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?

[99civic03]

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

[Sean]

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

[Neutrino]

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.....

[JeffForSale!]

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.

[99civic03]

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

[fordjay16]

Originally posted by JeffForSale!

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

[whtteg]

Originally posted by fordjay16


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

And what do you drive?

[fordjay16]

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