Select the statement that is false regarding the resting membrane potential.

A)The minus sign of the resting membrane potential indicates that the outside of the cell is negative compared to its inside.
B)The membrane potential is a voltage, which is potential energy resulting from the separation of oppositely charged particles.
C)In their resting state, the plasma membranes of all body cells exhibit a resting membrane potential.
D)The charge separation of the resting membrane potential exists only at the membrane; the cell interior is electrically neutral.


A)The minus sign of the resting membrane potential indicates that the outside of the cell is negative compared to its inside.

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