The energy for oxidative phosphorylation of ATP comes directly from A) The high free energy of NADH relative to NAD ⁺ B) The electroch em ical gradient of H⁺ across the inner mitochondrial membrane C) The high free energy of glucose relative to CO₂ D) The high free energy of O₂ relative to H₂O E) The high free energy of FADH₂ relative to FADH

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The energy for oxidative phosphorylation comes directly from the electrochemical gradient of protons (H+) across the inner mitochondrial membrane, which is used by ATP synthase to generate ATP.

The Energy for Oxidative Phosphorylation of ATP Comes Directly from