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What Effect Would Increasing the Extracellular Concentration of K+ have

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What effect would increasing the extracellular concentration of K+ have on the resting membrane potential (RMP) ?


A) Increasing extracellular K+ will have no effect on the RMP because it displaces Na+.
B) The RMP would become more negative.
C) Increasing extracellular K+ will have no effect on the RMP because of the Na+/ K+ pump.
D) The RMP would become more positive (less negative) .
E) The effects are really seen on the generating potential.

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