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Explain the process of chemiosmosis (the chemical gradient used in ATP synthase to produce ATP)

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The light reactions of photosynthesis generate ATP by the action of chemiosmosis. These protons then flow down their electrochemical potential gradient through an enzyme called ATP-synthase, creating ATP by the phosphorylation of ADP to ATP.

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