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Name one source of energy which was used for

Chemical combination in primitive atmosphere


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Considering the atmosphere of the primitive earth to have contained water vapor, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, methane, and ammonia and/or nitrogen, then in the presence of an energy source, such as sunlight or lightning, a number of small molecules like hydrogen cyanide, HCN, are formed.

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