Q. The post Bhopal gas disaster analysis showed that the accident started, when the leakage of a tank started containing

A) Methyl isocyanide
B) Methyl isocyanate
C) Ethyl isocyanide
D) Ethyl isocyanate
Explanation

It is presumed that the scientific reason for the accident at Bhopal was that water entered the tank where about 40 cubic meters of methyl isocyanate was stored. When water and MIC mixed, an exothermic chemical reaction started, producing a lot of heat. As a result, the safety value of tank burst due to the increase in pressure.

Dr. Abubacker
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Physics Educator & NEET/JEE Specialist

Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.