If the permeability of the plasma membrane to K+ ions increases, the result is

A) depolarization of the plasma membrane.
B) hyperpolarization of the plasma membrane.
C) little, if any, change in the resting membrane potential of the plasma membrane.


Ans: B) hyperpolarization of the plasma membrane.

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