Opening a sodium channel when the membrane potential is at equilibrium will cause
a. the membrane potential to become more negative
b. the membrane potential to decrease
c. the inside border of the membrane to become more negative
d. the outside border of the membrane to become more positive
e. all of the above reactions
B
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