If you were able to stop the process of cellular respiration after the completion of the electron transport chain but prior to chemiosmosis,what would you find is true about the pH in the mitochondria?
A) It is lowest in the intermembrane space.
B) It is highest in the intermembrane space.
C) It is the lowest in the mitochondrial matrix.
D) There is no different in pH.
E) It is highest in the mitochondrial matrix.

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The electron transport chain pumps protons into the intermembrane space, creating a high concentration of protons (low pH) there.

If You Were Able to Stop the Process of Cellular