NEET Biology question

The chemiosmotic coupling hypothesis of oxidative phosphorylation proposes that adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is formed because

(A)High energy bonds are formed in mitochondrial proteins
(B)ADP is pumped out of the matrix into the intermembrane space
(C)A proton gradient forms across the inner membraneCorrect
(D)There is a change in the permeability of the inner mitochondrial membrane towards adenosine diphosphate (ADP)

Answer: (C)

Solution

Mitchell's chemiosmotic hypothesis states that electron transport pumps protons across the inner mitochondrial membrane, establishing an

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