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, a highly poisonous gas, leaked from the Union Carbide plant during the Bhopal gas tragedy.

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Methylene chloride
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Methoxychlor
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Methyl isocyanate
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Hydrogen cyanide
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Solution

The correct option is C Methyl isocyanate
Methyl isocyanate is a colourless and highly flammable liquid that evaporates quickly when exposed to air. Union Carbide used it for the production of pesticides. Nearly 50,000 people were exposed to this leakage. Those affected, developed severe respiratory problems, eye and skin infections, and other disorders.

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