Name the chemical that leaked and caused the disaster.

Methyl Isocyanide

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Methyl Isocyanate

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Methyl Isocarbonate

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Methyl Chloride

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Solution

The correct option is B Methyl Isocyanate
The Bhopal gas tragedy, was a gas leak incident on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas.
The highly toxic substance made its way into and around the small towns located near the plant.

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