Because of its negative charge, there is more _______ in a cell than in the extracellular fluid.

a. potassium (K – )
b. chlorine (Cl – )
c. sodium (Na + )
d. potassium (K +


d. potassium (K +

Because of its negative charge, there is more potassium (K + ) in a cell than in the extracellular fluid. A cell has a higher concentration of potassium (K + ) than the extracellular fluid because of its negative charge.

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