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what are the products of the electron transport chain?
The electron transport chain (ETC) is part of cellular respiration (especially oxidative phosphorylation). In the ETC, electrons from NADH and FADH₂ are passed through protein complexes, and oxygen acts as the final electron acceptor. As electrons move, protons (H⁺) are pumped across the mitochondrial inner membrane, creating a gradient. ATP synthase uses this gradient to make ATP (adenosine triphosphate) from ADP and Pi. Also, the final electron acceptor (oxygen) combines with protons and electrons to form water (H₂O). So the main products are ATP (in large amounts, ~26 - 28 per glucose in aerobic respiration) and water.
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The products of the electron transport chain are ATP (adenosine triphosphate) and water (\(H_2O\)).