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The gas responsible for causing Bhopal tragedy was:

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methyl isocyanate
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potassium isothiocyanate
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sodium isothiocyante
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ethyl isothiocyante
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Solution

The correct option is A methyl isocyanate

The Bhopal disaster, also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy, was a gas leak incident in India, considered the world's worst industrial disaster. It occurred on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas and other chemicals.


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