The permeabilities and ion concentrations are shown below for a squid giant axon at resting potential, Em. Na+K+Cl-Concentration out(mM)46310592Concentration in(mM)49340114Permeability(10-8 cm/s)3.5457.3(a) What is the Nernst potential for Na+? mV(a) What is the Nernst potential for K+? mV(a) What is the Nernst potential for Cl-? mV(a) What is the membrane potential Em according to the Goldman equation?

a) Nernst potential for Na+ = By using the following Nernst equation, we can calculate the Nernst…

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The permeabilities and ion concentrations are shown below for a squid giant axon at resting potential, Em.

	Na+	K+	Cl-
Concentration out(mM)	463	10	592
Concentration in(mM)	49	340	114
Permeability(10-8 cm/s)	3.5	45	7.3

(a) What is the Nernst potential for Na+?
  mV
(a) What is the Nernst potential for K+?
  mV
(a) What is the Nernst potential for Cl-?
  mV
(a) What is the membrane potential Em according to the Goldman equation?

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