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If free oxygen had been abundant in the early atmosphere, which common textbook explanation would weaken?

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Correct answer: Oxygen accumulated later through photosynthesis

The governing concept is the historical change in atmospheric composition. Standard textbook accounts describe the early atmosphere as having little free oxygen and explain that oxygen later accumulated through photosynthesis, particularly when photosynthetic organisms released it faster than it was consumed by rocks and other chemical sinks. If abundant free oxygen had already existed in the early atmosphere, this later-accumulation explanation would lose much of its force. Therefore option A is correct. Option B concerns the origin of a secondary atmosphere through volcanic outgassing and does not require abundant early oxygen. Option C describes condensation and rainfall, while option D concerns the density-based separation of Earth’s materials; neither is directly undermined by the hypothetical oxygen abundance.

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Free OxygenPhotosynthesisAtmospheric EvolutionEarly AtmosphereEvolution Of The EarthThe Origin And Evolution Of The EarthGeographyClass 11 Mcq

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