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The synthesis of ATP using a proton gradient across a membrane is called:
Oxidative phosphorylation occurs in the inner mitochondrial membrane (or bacterial plasma membrane) via the electron transport chain and ATP synthase. It couples chemiosmosis with ATP synthesis.
The graph best representing the variation of acceleration due to gravity $g$ with distance $d$ from Earth's centre (Earth's radius $= R$) shows which behaviour?
The correct behaviour of $g$:
- Inside the Earth ($d < R$): $g = \frac{GM}{R^3}d$ — linear increase from $g=0$ at centre to $g_{surface}$ at $d=R$.
- Outside the Earth ($d > R$): $g = \frac{GM}{d^2}$ — decreases as $1/d^2$.
The graph shows a straight line from origin to $(R, g_{max})$, then a smooth $1/d^2$ curve decreasing afterward. This is a linear rise inside and inverse-square fall outside, meeting at a sharp peak at $d = R$.
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