Which of these would occur if the concentration of ATP were depleted in a typical nerve cell?
A)Resting membrane potential would become more negative.
B)Resting membrane potential would become less negative.
C)The concentration gradient for Na⁺ would remain the same.
D)The resting membrane potential would eventually become positive inside with respect to outside.
E)There would be no change in the resting membrane potential.

Question

Which of these would occur if the concentration of ATP were depleted in a typical nerve cell?
A)Resting membrane potential would become more negative.
B)Resting membrane potential would become less negative.
C)The concentration gradient for Na⁺ would remain the same.
D)The resting membrane potential would eventually become positive inside with respect to outside.
E)There would be no change in the resting membrane potential.

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The Answer is B

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