What is the chemical name of the deadly poison 39 cyanide 39 ........

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What is the chemical name of the deadly poison 'cyanide'?

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SSC CGL 12 June 2019 Shift-2

Prussic acid

Sulfuric acid

Hydrochloric acid

Nitric acid

- Cyanide is a chemical compound that contains the cyano group, C=N.

- Prussic acid is another name for hydrocyanic acid, which contains cyanide.

- Sulfuric acid is H2SO4, a strong acid, but not related to cyanide.

- Hydrochloric acid is HCl, commonly found in the stomach, also not related to cyanide.

- Nitric acid is HNO3, involved in nitration reactions, and not associated with cyanide.

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