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In the electron-transport chain, electrons are handed off fromlow reduction potential carriers to increasingly higher reductionpotential carriers. At some steps this exchange of electrons issufficiently exergonic to drive proton pumping. Based on this,explain why FADH2 results in less ATP generation per mole comparedwith NADH.

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In electrontransport chain there are four complexes in the following order Complex I complex II complex III and complex IV NADH is an electron donor that releases high energy electrons at Complex I Complex I pumps four protons into the intermembrane space of mitochondria    See Answer
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