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Explain the role of the first electron transport chain in the formation of atp during the light reactions of photosynthesis.

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The first electron transport chain plays the role of capturing energy from high-energy electrons in order to pump hydrogen ions through the thylakoid membrane to the thylakoid interior space.

When there is a backward flow of the hydrogen ions across the thylakoid membrane, ATP is synthesized by using their energy to form ATP which is enzymatically controlled by ATP synthase

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