How is creating a Hydrogen ion gradient so important?

Question

cellular respiration

Answer 1

You have to have a hydrogen ion gradient to cause the hydrogen ions to pour through the ATP-making channel. That's where the big gain comes from in the electron transport chain. The H+ pour through from the high concentration side to the low concentration side. That makes the enzyme turn (I tell my students it's the ATP-maker) and ATP is built.

Answer 2

Buffers slow the replace of pH. in case you upload alot of acid to a answer that has alot of a buffer in it, the pH of the answer will replace very slowly in assessment to the comparable answer with the buffer skipped over.