Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
- AMercury - Minamata disease
- BCadmium - Itai-Itai disease
- CNitrate Ion - Blue baby syndrome
- DFluoride Ion - Indigestion
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Correct answer: (d) Fluoride Ion - Indigestion
Explanation
Mercury poisoning causes Minamata disease, and Cadmium causes Itai-Itai disease.
Nitrate ions cause methemoglobinemia (Blue baby syndrome) in infants.
Fluoride excess causes fluorosis (mottled teeth, bone damage), not indigestion, so this pair is wrong.