If the potassium leak channels were suddenly blocked in a resting neuron,what would happen to its resting membrane potential?
A) It would become more positive.
B) It would become more negative.
C) The RMP would be unaffected.
D) It would hyperpolarize.

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In a resting neuron, the potassium leak channels are responsible for allowing potassium ions to move out of the cell, resulting in a negative charge inside the neuron relative to the outside. If these channels were suddenly blocked, there would be a decrease in the movement of potassium ions out of the cell, leading to an accumulation of positively charged potassium ions inside the neuron. This would cause the neuron to become more positive, and the resting membrane potential would increase.

If the Potassium Leak Channels Were Suddenly Blocked in a Resting