There was plenty of oxygen present in the atmosphere of primitive Earth.

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The correct option is B False
Primitive Earth had a reducing atmosphere because free oxygen was missing. Oxygen evolves by breaking of water during photosynthesis. As primitive Earth did not have any photosynthesizing organisms, the atmosphere could not have been oxidizing.

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