During chemiosmosis, energy is released as H+ ions move

Last updated: 8/7/2022

During chemiosmosis, energy is released as H+ ions move freely across mitochondrial membranes. ATP is synthesized when H+ ions move through a channel in ATP synthase. a concentration gradient is generated when large numbers of H+ ions are passively transported from the matrix of the mitochondrion to the mitochondrion's intermembrane space. H+ ions serve as the final electron acceptor. pyruvate is oxidized