JEE Main · 2013 · 07 Apr 2013 · Offline · Compounds Containing Nitrogen

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The gas leaked from a storage tank of the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal gas tragedy was:
  1. (A)Methylamine
  2. (B)Ammonia
  3. (C)Phosgene
  4. (D)Methylisocyanate✓ Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

The Bhopal disaster of 1984 followed the escape of methyl isocyanate, , from the Union Carbide pesticide plant, an intensely toxic gas responsible for the enormous loss of life.

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