b. Water vapor in the atmosphere is inert, that is, it does not react with other substances       c. Big volume of nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide was vented out from the Earth’s interior       d. Ammonia and methane are more reactive than water

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The Earth’s atmosphere was mainly composed of ammonia, methane, and water three billion or four billion years ago. What could be the reason why at present ammonia and methane have largely disappeared and water has maintained its concentration?
 
 
 
 
a. Ammonia and methane reacted with each other forming nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide
 
 
 
b. Water vapor in the atmosphere is inert, that is, it does not react with other substances
 
 
 
c. Big volume of nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide was vented out from the Earth’s interior
 
 
 
d. Ammonia and methane are more reactive than water
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