Question How can I synthesize laughing gas Nitrous oxide N2O?

[lamer]

How can I synthesize laughing gas Nitrous oxide N2O?

Do you have any ideas on how I can achieve this without exploding and how I can store the gas?

How can I purify this?

 

[The-Hive]

you can buy cylinders on the web legally

 

[Osmosis Vanderwaal]

You heat ammonium nitrate to 250°C or so, and it decomposes to water and N2O

 

[lamer]

If I add some ammonium nitrate into a glass test tube, attach a balloon to the test tube, heat it with a blowtorch, and use the gas-filled balloon, will it cause any problems? How much Ammonium nitrate should I put in the test tube?

 

[Osmosis Vanderwaal]

Well, i wouldnt huff it, but for a reaction it would be alright i think. Every one i saw had a lid and hose on the test tube or a hose taped to a test tub3 that ran to a vokumetric flask or something, full of water and the gas bubbled through it, perhaps to cl3an it a bit. If you get it hottr than 300c, itll put off nitriis oxide which is poisonous and doesnt act ike nitrous. Thats whay i read

 

[lamer]

I will attach a hose to the end of the volumetric bottle. I will put the head of the hose into a container containing water. I will ensure that the gases released will first pass through the water and be used that way. You said it is poisonous, what could be the consequences of this?

 

[Osmosis Vanderwaal]

Nitrus oxide is 1.997g/liter
And ammonium nitrate id 80g/mol
And the ammonium ion is 18.4g/m
So the ntrous is 62g_/mole.
You get 80g of ammonim nitrate and it has 63g of nitrate, which is 31.5 liters
80/62=1.29
WHICH MEANS you need 2.4g of ammonium nitrate to get a liter of nitrous oxide at 100% efficiency which isnt realistic and also your bound to loss some. So if i add 20% , 2.88 g of ammonium nitreate should get you a real qorld liter of nitrous ...in my opinion
Uhg, its early, 2.56g should have been the number and
3.06 g/ liter final answer.

 

[Precursor-supplier]

It can also be made with dilute nitric acid and metallic copper