Which of the following contributes to the development of a proton gradient within the thylakoid membrane? HELP

Mitochondria is the cell organelle that produced the energy that is needed in the body system in form of atp, that is why it is called the power house of the cell. energy is needed by the living organisms to carry out the activities which sustain life.  if the mitochondria is destroyed atp will not be produced. if the mitochondria is destroyed, energy production will stop and the affected living organism will not have the energy to carry out the necessary life processes; this will lead to the death of the organism.

From our previous experiment, we examined how many drops a penny can hold - and place drops of salt water on the penny after recording 5 trials each, take the average of each solution.