Which of the following energy is utilised for the production of the proton gradient in ETS?

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AEnergy of Oxygen

BEnergy of Hydrogen

CEnergy of Phosphorous

DEnergy of Oxidation-Reduction

Answer:

Unlike photophosphorylation, where it is the light energy that is utilised for the production of proton gradient required for phosphorylation, in respiration, it is the energy of the oxidation-reduction utilised for the same process.
It is for this reason that the process is called Oxidative phosphorylation.

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