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What role does chemiosmosis play in the production of ATP?

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Oxygen is used as an electron acceptor within the electron transport chain of aerobic respiration to generate adenosine triphosphate or atp this compound is a essential component in interacluar energy transfer
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Chemiosmosis helps in the production of ATP by moving hydrogen ions across the semipermeable membrane (this is down their electrochemical gradient) during cellular respiration in animals or photosynthesis in plants. 
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