Explanation:
The ancient oceanic water contained large amounts of dissolved \(\mathrm{NH}_{3}, \mathrm{CH}_{4}, \mathrm{HCN}\), nitrides, carbides, various gases and elements. The early compounds interacted and produced simple organic compounds such as simple sugar's (ribose, deoxyribose, glucose etc.) acids, glycerol, fatty acids etc. Some external sources must have been acting on the mixture for reactions. It may be (i) solar radiation such as UV light rays, X-rays etc. (ii) Energy from electrical discharges like lightning (iii) High energy radiations etc. There was no ozone layer in the atmosphere. Thus, oceanic water rich in mixture of organic compounds and have high temperature. This organic compound riched oceanic water was termed by J.B.S. Haldane (1920) as'Hot dilute soup' of organic substances. The hot dilute soup is also called- Prebiotic soup.