Which gas caused Bhopal gas tragedy?

Ethyl cyanide

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Methyl cyanide

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Methyl isocyanate

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Ethyl isocynide

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The correct option is C Methyl isocyanate
The Bhopal disaster or Bhopal gas tragedy was an industrial accident. It happened at a Union Carbide subsidiary pesticide plant in the city of Bhopal, India. On 3 December 1984, the plant released 42 tonnes of toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas, exposing more than 500,000 people to toxic gases.

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