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I only have high school level chemistry, but if Helium is a noble gas it doesn't bond and so it can't have a narcotic effect, because it doesn't affect the chem
by bibanez 3y ago
I only have high school level chemistry, but if Helium is a noble gas it doesn't bond and so it can't have a narcotic effect, because it doesn't affect the chemistry of the brain
- scotty79 3y agoI wonder if you could use argon instead then. And yet, argon is more narcotic than nitrogen: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen_narcosis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen_narcosis
- nradov 3y agoThe narcotic effects of inhaled gasses don't seem to have anything to do with chemical bonds. There's something else going on. Even some noble gasses like argon are highly narcotic.
- pas 3y agoIt's narcotic effect comes from lipid solubility (and because it basically crowds out other gases - likely oxygen - needed for chemical reactions). So basically, because it's an inert gas it prevents some reactions.