According to passage information, is the energy released by the transport of an electron pair delivered by NADH through the electron transport chain sufficient to produce three ATP molecules from three ADP and three inorganic phosphate molecules if the efficiency of the conversion of the energy released via the transport of an electron delivered by NADH into useful work in the body is found to be approximately 50%? A. Yes, with the additional calories of energy released by the electron transfer and not used in the phosphorylation employed to drive the removal of excess hydrogens from the matrix.
B. Yes, with the majority of calories of energy released by the electron transfer and not used in the phosphorylation lost mainly as heat.
C. No, the energy released in the process is sufficient to drive the formation of only two ATP from two ADP and two inorganic phosphate molecules because Complex I is bypassed.
D. No, the enthalpy change of the reaction is negative and the formation of ATP from ADP and inorganic phosphate requires the input of outside heat energy.