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#Question id: 40438


Read the following statements regarding the Chemiosmotic Hypothesis of ATP synthesis in chloroplasts.
Statement I: The splitting of the water molecule takes place on the inner side of the membrane, releasing protons (H⁺) into the lumen of the thylakoid. 
Statement II: The enzyme NADP reductase is located on the stroma side of the membrane, and its activity removes protons from the stroma.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
  2. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.

  3. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
  4. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.