The greenhouse gas nitrous oxide,which you may know as laughing gas from your most recent visit to the dentist,has the chemical formula

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The chemical formula for nitrous oxide is N₂O. Option A, NOx, is not a specific chemical formula and can refer to a variety of nitrogen oxides. Option C, NO₂, is the formula for nitrogen dioxide, a different compound. Option D, NO, is the formula for nitric oxide, another different compound.

The Greenhouse Gas Nitrous Oxide,which You May Know as Laughing