Urey and Miller Flashcards

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what was the experiment about?

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to model conditions of early earth, and to attempt to find out organic molecules could be formed.

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what did they do?

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sending electric currents through a chamber containing :
methane
ammonia
hydrogen
and water
went through a chamber for a week
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what came out of it?

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usefulness of modelling while their results did not prove theta organic molecules were formed on early earth they did show that it was possible.

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