When the Coppock Curve gets down to a very low level and then turns up, it signals an important long term entry point. Coppock was a money manager who wanted to find the really great long term buy signals, and was not so much interested smaller swings.
It is inserted in the apparatus set-up between the reaction container and the gas collection system. It is packed with a solid water absorbing drying agent e.g. anhydrous calcium chloride (not for ammonia), calcium oxide (not acidic gases like sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide and chlorine), anhydrous sodium sulphate.
Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas or nitrous, is a chemical compound, an oxide of nitrogen with the formula N 2O. At room temperature, it is a colorless non-flammable gas, with a slightly metallic scent and taste. At elevated temperatures, nitrous oxide is a powerful oxidizer similar to molecular oxygen.