Question

In his classic experiment on the formation of amino acids, Stanley Miller passed an electric discharge in a mixture of

• A. Steam, $C{H}_4$, $H_2$ and $N{H}_3$
• B. $C{H}_4$, $C{O}_2$, $O_2$ and $H_2$
• C. $N{H}_3$, $O_2$, $H_2$ and steam
• D. $C{H}_4$, $H_2$, $N_2$ and steam

Answer 1

The correct option is A Steam, $C{H}_4$, $H_2$ and $N{H}_3$

Miller tested Oparin and Haldane's theory, that organic compounds could be produced in a reducing atmosphere of primitive earth. The gaseous mixture he took for his experiment comprised of methane, ammonia, water vapour and hydrogen.