A neuron maintains a resting potential primarily because ______ ions leak out of the cell, causing the inside of the cell membrane to become ________ charged with respect to the outside.

A. potassium/negatively
B. potassium/positively
C. sodium/negatively
D. sodium/positively


Answer: A. potassium/negatively

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