The synthesis of urea from ammonium cyanate.
A) was a critical component of the Miller-Urey experiment.
B) requires a protein as a catalyst.
C) helped dispel the vital force theory.
D) supported the vital force theory.

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The synthesis of urea from ammonium cyanate by Friedrich Wöhler in 1828 helped dispel the vital force theory, which posited that organic compounds could only be synthesized from living organisms through a "vital force." Wöhler's experiment showed that organic compounds could be created from inorganic substances, challenging the prevailing theory of the time.

The Synthesis of Urea from Ammonium Cyanate