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For testing Oparin's hypothesis Stanley Miller and Harold Urey used `H_2,NH_3` and two other chemicals which were

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`O_2` and methane

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`O_2" and "H_2O`

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`CH_4" and "H_2O`

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Salt and `H_2O`

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To answer the question regarding the chemicals used by Stanley Miller and Harold Urey in their experiment to test Oparin's hypothesis, we can follow these steps: ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding Oparin's Hypothesis**: Oparin's hypothesis suggests that life originated from simple inorganic compounds that formed more complex organic molecules under the conditions of the early Earth. 2. **Identifying the Experiment**: Stanley Miller and Harold Urey conducted an experiment to simulate the conditions of the primitive Earth atmosphere to test this hypothesis. 3. **Recognizing the Chemicals Used**: In their experiment, they used a mixture of gases that were believed to be present in the early atmosphere. The gases included: - Hydrogen (H₂) - Ammonia (NH₃) - Methane (CH₄) - Water vapor (H₂O) 4. **Eliminating Incorrect Options**: - **Oxygen and Methane**: Incorrect because the early atmosphere was thought to be reducing, not oxidizing. - **Oxygen and Water**: Incorrect for the same reason as above; oxygen was not present in significant amounts. - **Salt and Water**: Incorrect as salt is not one of the gases used in the experiment. 5. **Conclusion**: The correct answer is that Miller and Urey used hydrogen, ammonia, methane, and water vapor in their experiment. ### Final Answer: The two other chemicals used by Stanley Miller and Harold Urey, along with hydrogen and ammonia, were methane (CH₄) and water vapor (H₂O). ---
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