Question

The primitive atmosphere of Earth may have favored the abiotic synthesis of organic molecules because it __________.

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

The primitive atmosphere of Earth may have favored the abiotic synthesis of organic molecules because it **had close to no oxygen, hence, it was powerfully reducing. It had pure energy sources too in form of ultraviolet rays from the sun (it was extremely hot! Too hot for water in liquid form to exist in fact!), outgassing from the numerous volcanoes and lightning**.

Abiotic synthesis means a formation reaction where the reactants are charged to become products, almost all on their own, with no catalyst especially.

So, these factors would have helped the organic molecules to form as most of what is needed to overcome the energy barrier and become products.