In the membrane of a resting nerve cell,when chemically gated Cl^- channels open, A) Cl^-ions enter the cell. B) Cl^-ions leave the cell. C) the cell becomes depolarized. D) Cl^-ions enter the cell and the cell becomes depolarized. E) Cl^-ions leave the cell and the cell becomes depolarized.

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When chemically gated Cl⁻ channels open in a resting nerve cell, Cl⁻ ions enter the cell, making the inside more negative and hyperpolarizing the cell, not depolarizing it.

In the Membrane of a Resting Nerve Cell,when Chemically Gated