N2O

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Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for life, but when overused in agriculture and other applications it can harm water quality or be emitted as the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide, or N2O.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

For instance, Mueller said there are alternative combustion strategies that could help to minimize unwanted NOx and N2O emissions.

From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2023

But in practice, Michael E. Mueller, associate chair and professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, stated that ammonia combustion can release harmful NOx and N2O pollutants.

From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2023

Notable exceptions are carbon monoxide, CO, nitrous oxide, N2O, and nitric oxide, NO.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Compare the number of molecules in 5 l. of N2O with that in 10 l.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips