If the sodium-potassium pumps in the plasma membrane fail to function,all of the following occur except that the A)intracellular concentration of potassium ions will increase. B)neuron will slowly depolarize. C)membrane will slowly lose its capacity to generate action potentials. D)inside of the membrane will have a resting potential that is more positive than normal. E)intracellular concentration of sodium ions will increase.

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The sodium-potassium pump actively transports potassium ions into and sodium ions out of the cell. If it fails, potassium ions would not be actively transported into the cell, so their intracellular concentration would not increase. Instead, the intracellular concentration of sodium ions would increase, and the cell would face issues like depolarization and loss of action potential generation capacity.

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