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(B) Minamata disease is a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning. It is caused by the consumption of fish and shellfish contaminated

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$Hg^{2+}$

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(B) Minamata disease is a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning. It is caused by the consumption of fish and shellfish contaminated with methylmercury, which is a form of mercury $(Hg^{2+})$. The symptoms include ataxia, numbness in the hands and feet, general muscle weakness, narrowing of the field of vision, and damage to hearing and speech. In severe cases, it leads to insanity, paralysis, coma, and death.

List-$I$	List-$II$
$(a)$ $2 SO_{2(g)} + O_{2(g)} \rightarrow 2 SO_{3(g)}$	$(i)$ Acid rain
$(b)$ $HOCl_{(g)} \stackrel{h \nu}{\longrightarrow} \dot{O}H + \dot{Cl}$	$(ii)$ Smog
$(c)$ $CaCO_{3} + H_{2}SO_{4} \rightarrow CaSO_{4} + H_{2}O + CO_{2}$	$(iii)$ Ozone depletion
$(d)$ $NO_{2(g)} \stackrel{h \nu}{\longrightarrow} NO_{(g)} + O_{(g)}$	$(iv)$ Tropospheric pollution

The metal ion responsible for the Minamata disease is

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