What is Chemiosmosis? And how does it function in the chloroplast?

Chemiosmosis which isn’t related to is the production of ATP.
Chemiosmosis is the production of ATP inside the chloroplast.
Inside the chloroplast when ##H_2O## is split into 3 seperate components you get a 2 Hydrogen atoms. These Hydrogen atoms are left to float around inside the Chloroplast until they are used.
When they are used they are basically sucked up a protein called ATP Synthase. This movement of Hydrogen across the membrane produces ATP. This process is known as chemiosmosis.

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