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What is the IUPAC name of Laughing gas ?

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Answer:
D
Solution:

Laughing gas is N₂O: two N atoms and one O, so the systematic name is dinitrogen oxide.

(Nitrous oxide is its older common name, not an IUPAC name. NO is nitric oxide.)

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