In the experiment in given diagram which of the following groups of gases were used to simulate primitive atmosphere?
A
N2,H2,CH4,C2H6
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B
NH3,H2O,CH4,H2
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C
N2O,H2O,NO2,SO2
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D
CH4,H2,NO2,SO2
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Solution
The correct option is ANH3,H2O,CH4,H2
Stanley Miller in 1953 took an air tight apparatus and circulated four gases - CH4,NH3,H2 and water vapour through it. He passed electrical discharges from electrodes at 800∘C. Then he passed the mixture through a condenser. He performed this experiment continuously in this way for a week and analysed the composition of the liquid inside the apparatus. He found a large number of simple organic compounds including some amino acids such as alanine, glycine and aspartic acid. Miller, thus, proved that organic compounds were basis of life.