If a person is poisoned with cyanide they cannot generate ATP and die within a few minutes. In this scenario, what would happen to sodium and potassium concentrations across a cell membrane?
A. Sodium would be higher outside the cell and potassium would be higher inside the cell.
B. Sodium would be higher inside the cell and potassium would be higher outside the cell.
C. Sodium and potassium would reach equilibrium.
D. Sodium and potassium concentrations would both be higher outside the cell.
E. Sodium and potassium concentrations would both be higher inside the cell.
Answer: C. Sodium and potassium would reach equilibrium.
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