Since the membrane is more permeable to K+ than to Na+,
Select one:
a. there are always more positive ions outside the membrane than inside.
b. there are always more negative ions outside the membrane than inside.
c. the outside of the membrane is always negative.
d. the outside of the membrane is always neutral.
e. there really is never a resting potential.
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a. there are always more positive ions outside the membrane than inside.
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