Explain how a concentration gradient, a membrane protein, and hydrogen ions work together to provide a mithochondrion with energy.

Mitochondria within the electronic transport chain, are responsible for producing the energy that the cell needs, adjusting its operation to meet the metabolic needs of the body.The mitochondrion is the place where oxygen is consumed from aerobic organisms through various electron carriers and proton translocators (H +).

Explanation:

The lipid matrix of the membrane provides an impermeable barrier to ion translocation, as well as a topological organization to the catalysts in the membrane matrix that allows them to transport both e- and ions within and across the membrane in vector form. The transformation of oxidative energy into other forms of energy is carried out, initially, by generating a transmembrane electrochemical potential difference of H + ions (protomotive force). This force is the product of the asymmetric distribution of H + on both sides of the membrane, as those are translocated through it by the enzymatic complexes of the respiratory chain.The protomotive force is made up of two closely related components: one, function of the difference in chemical concentration of hydrogens across the membrane (a pH gradient) and another, dependent on the difference in electrical charge of H + ions on both sides of it (an electrical potential gradient). Gradients of electrical charge and chemical potential produce a field in which a force is exerted that tends to attract previously expelled protons into the mitochondria. It is the enzymatic complex of ATPase, the means by which the thermodynamically reversible translocation of H + ions is catalyzed. At the same time, the chemical activity of the H + on both sides of the membrane causes a change in the equilibrium constant of the enzyme, inducing it to catalyze the synthesis of ATP.