The classical laboratory experiments performed by Urey and Miller to explore the necessary conditions for the production of organic molecules (the building blocks of living things) in the solar system involved the passing of electrical discharges through what mixture of gases?

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The Urey-Miller experiments simulated early Earth conditions by passing electrical discharges through a mixture of gases including ammonia, methane, water vapor, and hydrogen, which led to the formation of organic molecules.

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