Chemistry · Uses, environmental effects of chloroform, iodoform, freons and DDT
The gas responsible for causing Bhopal tragedy was:
The gas responsible for causing Bhopal tragedy was:
- A. methyl isocyanate
- B. potassium isothiocyanate
- C. sodium isothiocyante
- D. ethyl isothiocyante
Step-by-step solution
The Bhopal gas tragedy in 1984 was caused by a leak of methyl isocyanate (MIC) from a Union Carbide pesticide plant. The gas is highly toxic and caused thousands of deaths and injuries.
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