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What role do hydrogen ions play in the electron transport chain high?
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What role do hydrogen ions play in the electron transport chain high?

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They are pumped across the mitochondrial inner membrane against their concentration gradient (to where their concentration is high); as the H+ ions flow back to where their concentration is low, they drive ATP synthase to form ATP
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