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2013 · Shift 0 · Q9
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Compounds Containing Nitrogen question

2013 · Shift 0 · Q9

JEE MainChemistryCompounds Containing NitrogenMCQ+4 / −1
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
    Methyl isocyanate
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Correct answer: D

  1. Identify the historical chemical involved

    The Bhopal gas tragedy (1984) at the Union Carbide plant is historically known to have involved leakage of methyl isocyanate.

  2. Check the options

    • A: Methylamine — not the principal gas responsible.
    • B: Ammonia — not the gas leaked in the tragedy.
    • C: Phosgene — a toxic gas, but not the main leaked gas in the Bhopal disaster.
    • D: Methyl isocyanate — this is the correct gas.

  3. Conclusion

    Therefore, the gas leaked from the storage tank was: Methyl isocyanate\boxed{\text{Methyl isocyanate}}Methyl isocyanate​

  4. Compare with stored correct answer

    Stored correct answer is D.

    My derived answer is also D, so they agree.

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