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Bhopal gas tragedy was caused by:

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CFC
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CH3NCO
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C2H3N
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CH3CN
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Solution

The correct option is C CH3NCO
Bhopal gas tragedy was caused by CH3NCO (methyl isocyanate or isocyanatomethane or methyl carbylamine).
It is highly toxic and in the Bhopal disaster, approximately 42,000 kilograms of methyl isocyanate and other gases were released from the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) factory.
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