If the resting axon's membrane becomes more permeable to potassium ions,

A) the hyperpolarization at the end of the action potential will not occur.
B) it will take a stimulus of larger magnitude to initiate an action potential.
C) the inside of the membrane will become more positively charged.
D) the membrane will depolarize more rapidly.


B) it will take a stimulus of larger magnitude to initiate an action potential.

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