In the Miller's experiment which of the following groups of gases were used to simulate primitive at

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In the Miller's experiment which of the following groups of gases were used to simulate primitive atmosphere?\

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(b) : Stanley Miller in 1953 took an air tight apparatus and circulated four gases - $\mathrm{CH}_{4}, \mathrm{NH}_{3}, \mathrm{H}_{2}$ and water vapour through it. He passed electrical discharges from electrodes at $800^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. 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.