Nitrous oxide gas (systematic name: dinitrogen monoxide) is

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Nitrous oxide gas (systematic name: dinitrogen monoxide) is used by some dental practitioners as an anesthetic. Nitrous oxide (and water vapor as a by-product) can be produced in small quantities in the laboratory by carefully heating of ammonium nitrate. Choose the unbalanced chemical equation for this reaction. NH4NO3 (8) + H₂O(s) → N₂O(g) NH4NO3(s) + O2(g) → N₂O(g) NH4NO3(s) + N₂(g) → N₂O(g) + H₂O(g) NH4NO3(s) → N₂O(g) + H₂O(g)