Hi, does the electron transport chain actually PRODUCE ATP? It says on my sheet that 4 molecules of ATP are produced in this way.

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Since this is not my area of expertise, I searched Google under the key words "electron transport chain ATP" to get these possible sources:

http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/596electransport.html
http://www.leyada.jlm.k12.il/proj/biology/electro.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron_transport_chain
http://www.science.siu.edu/microbiology/micr425/425Notes/07-Respire.html
http://student.ccbcmd.edu/~gkaiser/biotutorials/cellresp/etsch.html

I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.