The tiny electrical charge that exists when a neuron is not receiving or sending information is called
A) an action potential.
B) a synaptic gap.
C) a resting potential.
D) a post synaptic potential.

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The resting potential is the tiny electrical charge that exists when a neuron is not receiving or sending information. The other options refer to different aspects of neural communication, such as the firing of an action potential, the space between neurons where neurotransmitters are released (synaptic gap), or the change in electrical charge that occurs when neurotransmitters bind to receptors on the post-synaptic neuron (post-synaptic potential).

The Tiny Electrical Charge That Exists When a Neuron Is