When voltage-gated K+ channels open on the conductive segment of a neuron,

A. potassium enters, depolarizing the cell to a positive value.
B. potassium exits, depolarizing the cell to an even more negative value.
C. potassium exits, repolarizing the cell to a negative value.
D. potassium enters, repolarizing the cell to a negative value.
E. potassium enters, repolarizing the cell to a positive value.


Answer: C

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