What Is the Proton-Motive Force

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Multiple Choice

What is the proton-motive force?

• A)the energy required to remove an electron from a hydrogen atom
• B)the energy provided by a transmembrane hydrogen ion gradient
• C)the energy that moves hydrogen into the intermembrane space
• D)the energy that moves hydrogen atoms into the mitochondrion

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