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Degger [83]
2 years ago
15

Why does it take energy to pump hydrogen ions into the intermembrane space of the mitochondria?

Biology
1 answer:
Dmitry [639]2 years ago
7 0

Answer:

Explanation:

As electrons move energetically downhill, the complexes capture the released energy and use it to pump H +start superscript, plus, end superscript ions from the matrix to the intermembrane space. This pumping forms an electrochemical gradient across the inner mitochondrial membrane.

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