ATP synthasederives energy for the generation of ATP from A) the movement of hydrogen ions against their concentration gradient into the thylakoid space. B) the splitting of H ₂O, which releases electrons. C) solar energy captured by the light reactions changing the shape of the enzyme. D) electrons transferred from NADPH causing the enzyme to change shape. E) the movement of hydrogen ions down their concentration gradient from the thylakoid space to the stroma.

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ATP synthase generates ATP by utilizing the energy from the movement of hydrogen ions (protons) down their concentration gradient from the thylakoid space into the stroma in chloroplasts (or from the intermembrane space into the matrix in mitochondria). This process is known as chemiosmosis.

ATP Synthasederives Energy for the Generation of ATP from