Can anyone give me the international color used for medical tanks such as oxygen tank...,carbon dioxide tank??? (In the Hospitals)
2007-12-04 14:13:11 · 4 answers · asked by Jarold A 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Green or Blue, for medicine and dentistry and chrome for other uses.
According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrous_Oxide
"Nitrous oxide (also called dinitrogen oxide or dinitrogen monoxide) is a chemical compound with the chemical formula N2O. At room temperature, it is a colorless non-flammable gas, with a pleasant, slightly sweet odor and taste. It is used in surgery and dentistry for its anaesthetic and analgesic effects. It is commonly known as "laughing gas" due to the euphoric effects of inhaling it, a property that has led to its non-medical use as an inhalant drug. It is also used in motor racing to increase the power output of engines. It is also sometimes called nos."
This picture shows a blue and green tank: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:N2O_Medical_Tanks.jpg
Medical grade Nitrous Oxide tanks used in dentistry.
Oddly enough it has been used as propellant in Whipping Cream so there is another color.
2007-12-04 14:22:03 · answer #1 · answered by Dan S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Food Grade Nitrous Oxide Tanks
2016-11-18 02:47:46 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's blue
2016-10-08 15:21:26 · answer #3 · answered by MiMi DaDiVa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pretty sure its green!
2015-02-19 13:24:35 · answer #4 · answered by Zzz 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋