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    The electron transport chain uses energy from NADH and FADH2 to pump hydrogen ions from the matrix to the intermembrane space, building an electrochemical gradient. Oxygen accepts electrons from the end of the chain, forming water. Chemiosmosis uses the hydrogen ion gradient to power ATP synthase, which uses the energy to add phosphates to ADP and produce ATP through oxidative phosphorylation.

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    The electron transport chain uses energy from NADH and FADH2 to pump hydrogen ions from the matrix to the intermembrane space, building an electrochemical gradient. Oxygen accepts electrons from the end of the chain, forming water. Chemiosmosis uses the hydrogen ion gradient to power ATP synthase, which uses the energy to add phosphates to ADP and produce ATP through oxidative phosphorylation.

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    The electron transport chain uses energy from NADH and FADH2 to pump hydrogen ions from the matrix to the intermembrane space, building an electrochemical gradient. Oxygen accepts electrons from the end of the chain, forming water. Chemiosmosis uses the hydrogen ion gradient to power ATP synthase, which uses the energy to add phosphates to ADP and produce ATP through oxidative phosphorylation.

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    Electron Transport Chain Summary:

    1. Coenzyme NADH from other cycles of cellular respiration is a high energy


    molecule. NADH is oxidized to NAD+ as it loses an electron from the hydrogen
    to the electron transport chain. The hydrogen is now left with only proton
    therefore becomes H+ ions. The H+ ions stays on the matrix side.

    2. The same thing also happens with FADH2. It got oxidized to FAD. Both the
    electrons (from each of the hydrogen) are lost to the electron transport chain
    and the hydrogen becomes H+ ions.

    3. The high-energy electrons (from both NADH and FADH2) passes through the
    electron transport chain as they release energy along the way.

    4. The energy from the electron transfer are used to pump H+ (protons) across the
    cristae of the mitochondria from a low to high concentration, forming an
    electrochemical gradient in the intermembrane space.

    5. The high energy electrons passes through, (releasing energy to pump H+) until
    the end of electron transport chain , where the low energy electrons leave and
    goes to the Oxygen

    6. Oxygen is the last electron acceptor (accepts low energy electrons from the
    chain) Oxygen combined with the hydrogen ions (H+) in the matrix to form
    water, which is one of the products of cellular respiration.

    Chemiosmosis Summary:
    1. The electrochemical gradient produced by the build-up of H+ ions in the
    intermembrane space now has a large amount of potential energy ready to be
    released (think of water building up behind a dam)

    2. The H+ ions move down the concentration gradient into the matrix through ATP
    synthase (channel protein)

    3. As the H+ ions move through the channel, the kinetic energy they provide
    helps ATP synthase to add a phosphate to ADP, to form high energy ATP.

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