Question

Consider the following statements: 

Laughing gas (N₂O)

I. finds use as a propellant for whipped ice-cream.

II. used as an anaesthetic.

III. used for the preparation of NH.

IV. used as fuel for rockets.

Which of the above is/are correct?

(a) Only I

(b) Only II

(c) I, II and III

(d) All of these

Answer 1

(c) I, II and III

Nitrous Oxide  is a weak general anaesthetic.

A key ingredient in whipped ice-cream is nitrous oxide.

Nitrous oxide Fuel Blend propellants are a class of liquid rocket propellants intended to replace hydrazine as the standard rocket fuel.