Compared to the inside of the resting plasma membrane, the outside surface of the membrane is

A) positively charged.
B) electrically neutral.
C) negatively charged.
D) continuously reversing so that it is positive one second and negative the next.
E) negatively charged whenever the Na+ (--)K+ pump is operating.


Answer: A) positively charged.

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