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Which of the following mixture of gases was used by Miller in his experiments?

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a

Methane, ammonia, hydrogen and carbon monoxide

b

Ammonia, water, carbon dioxide and oxygen

c

Methane, water, oxides of nitrogen and oxygen

d

Methane, ammonia, hydrogen and water vapour

answer is D.

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CH4, H2, NH3 and water vapour were the gases used by Miller in his experiment.

In 1953, S.L. Miller, an American scientist created similar conditions in a laboratory scale. He created electric discharge in a closed flask containing above mentioned gases at 8000C. He observed formation of amino acids.

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