d. Much of the experimental research on the propagation of nerve signals has focused on an especially large axon found in the squid. The axon's Nernst potential for K+ ions is -115 mV at a temperature of 15°C. The ion concentration outside the axon is 2.0 mM. What is the concentration inside the axon? 0.02 mm mM

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