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Which Statement About the Relative Concentrations of Na+ and K+

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Which statement about the relative concentrations of Na+ and K+ inside and outside of a typical mammalian cell is true?


A) The concentration of Na+ and K+ outside the cell is about 30 times higher than inside the cell.
B) The concentration of Na+ outside the cell is about 30 times higher than inside the cell, and the concentration of K+ inside the cell is 10 to 30 times higher than outside the cell.
C) The concentration is the same for both ions, but there is a Cl- ion concentration gradient across the plasma membrane.
D) The concentration of Na+ inside the cell is 30 times higher than outside the cell, and the concentration of K+ outside the cell is 10 times higher than inside the cell.

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