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if a change to the inner membrane allowed protons to freely move in and out, wha

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Question

if a change to the inner membrane allowed protons to freely move in and out, what do you think would happen to: A) The proton distribution between the inner membrane and intermembrane space? B) The amount of energy released by the movement of the protons through ATP synthase? C) The amount of ATP the mitochondrion is able to produce? if a change to the inner membrane allowed protons to freely move in and out, what do you think would happen to: A) The proton distribution between the inner membrane and intermembrane space? B) The amount of energy released by the movement of the protons through ATP synthase? C) The amount of ATP the mitochondrion is able to produce? if a change to the inner membrane allowed protons to freely move in and out, what do you think would happen to: A) The proton distribution between the inner membrane and intermembrane space? B) The amount of energy released by the movement of the protons through ATP synthase? C) The amount of ATP the mitochondrion is able to produce? if a change to the inner membrane allowed protons to freely move in and out, what do you think would happen to: A) The proton distribution between the inner membrane and intermembrane space? B) The amount of energy released by the movement of the protons through ATP synthase? C) The amount of ATP the mitochondrion is able to produce?

Explanation / Answer

if a change to the inner membrane allowed protons to freely move in and out then the amount of energy released by the movement of the protons through ATP synthase will be changed since the protons movement from intermembrane space generated proton motive force through concentration gradient. Hence, option B is correct.