Dinitrogen monoxide, N₂O, is A) a brown poisonous gas that is one of the chemicals involved in the production of photochemical smog. B) a colorless gas used in the production of nitric acid. C) a colorless gas used as a propellant in canned whipped cream. D) a colorless gas that disproportionates into nitrogen and oxygen. E) none of the above.

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Dinitrogen monoxide, also known as nitrous oxide, is a colorless gas used as a propellant in canned whipped cream. It is not brown or poisonous, and it is not involved in the production of photochemical smog. It is also not used in the production of nitric acid or known to disproportion into nitrogen and oxygen.

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