The earth’s early atmosphere is thought to have been composed of mostly carbon dioxide with less than a percent of molecular oxygen present. Life first evolved in this atmosphere. Where did the molecular oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere come from?

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The earth’s early atmosphere is thought to have been composed of mostly carbon dioxide with less than a percent of molecular oxygen present. Life first evolved in this atmosphere. Where did the molecular oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere come from?