What Is Proton-Motive Force

question 95

Multiple Choice

What is proton-motive force?

• A) the force required to remove an electron from hydrogen
• B) the force exerted on a proton by a transmembrane proton concentration gradient
• C) the force that moves hydrogen into the intermembrane space
• D) the force that moves hydrogen into the mitochondrion
• E) the force that moves hydrogen to NAD⁺

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