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Adventures with Hydrogen and Oxygen

Three friends whose names are Oxygen and the other two are named Hydrogen, combine together to make the incredible water molecule! The water molecule, or H2O, enters the electron transport chain because H2O contains electrons. The evil enzymes then break them apart into electrons, Hydrogen ions (H+), and Oxygen. Oxygen is later released in the air as oxygen gas, having trouble keeping up with Hydrogen. The H+ ions move from the stroma into the inner thylakoid,this occurs when the molecules in the electron transport chain use the H+ ions electrons. When the hydrogen ions reach the inner thylakoid they make everything in it positively charged. The outside though, becomes negatively charged. When they pass ATP synthase they help out ADP transform into the beautiful ATP princess. They then enter the Calvin Cycle castle but then get thrown out the castle door.