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Question 10 of the Kaplan FL 6 asks what will happen if a mitochondrion kept in pH 8 is moved to pH 4 solution.
Since the acidity outside the mitochondria doesn't matter for the gradient, I answered that there would be no change in ATP production.
However, the correct answer is that there would be a boost in the ATP production. Does the intermembrane space always match the pH of the cytoplasm? How does dropping the mito into acid cause a drop in pH in the i.m. space?
Since the acidity outside the mitochondria doesn't matter for the gradient, I answered that there would be no change in ATP production.
However, the correct answer is that there would be a boost in the ATP production. Does the intermembrane space always match the pH of the cytoplasm? How does dropping the mito into acid cause a drop in pH in the i.m. space?