Raising the potassium ion concentration in the extracellular fluid surrounding a nerve cell will have whateffect?
A) depolarize it
B) hyperpolarize it
C) increase the magnitude of the potassium equilibrium potential
D) decrease the magnitude of the potassium equilibrium potential
E) both hyperpolarize it and decrease the magnitude of the potassium equilibrium potential
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