Which of the following substances is most likely to passively diffuse across the plasma membrane by dissolving in the membrane?

a. a cation
b. an anion
c. a nonpolar or nonionized molecule
d. a polar molecule
e. a molecule less than 0.8 nm in diameter


C

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