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The correct answer is Nitrous Oxide .
- The chemical formula of Laughing gas is N2O (nitrous oxide).
- The oxidation state of each nitrogen atom in N2O is +1 and that of Oxygen is -2.
- It is a colorless and odorless gas which was termed as Laughing Gas by Humphry Davy.
- The gas is used as an oxidizer in the rockets and internal combustion engines.
- It is also used in the field of medicine as an analgesic .
- Inhalation of Nitrous oxide leads to the release of dopamine in our body that causes euphoria and makes a person laugh.
- N2O is a Greenhouse Gas also, with a Global warming potential of 298 times as compared to carbon dioxide.
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