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Different concentrations of ions on either side of a cell membrane constitute a concentration cell, which is described by the Nernst equation given below.What is the electrochemical potential across a membrane when the sodium ion concentration is 0.10 M on one side of the membrane and 0.010 M on the other side, and the temperature is 37°C body temperature) ?
(Given: Na++e- \rightarrow Na, Eºred = -2.71 V; F = 96,500 C; 1 J = 1 C V; R =8.315 J / mol K) )
E =E° = InQ


A) 61.5 mV
B) 26.7 mV
C) 2.65 V
D) 2.68 V
E) 2.98 V

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