Study Guide for Campbell Biology
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Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Michael A. Pollock
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Chapter 48, Problem 3TYK
During a neuron’s resting state
- a. there are more potassium ions outside the axon than inside it.
- b. there are more sodium ions outside the axon than inside it.
- c. ions are distributed equally across the axonal membrane.
- d. ions move freely across the membrane.
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