You have a semipermeable membrane that rests at -90mV. You also the two ions Na and Cl. Sodium has a concentration of 120mM outside the cell and 10mM inside the cell. Cl has a concentration of 77.5mM outside the cell and 1.5 mM inside the cell. Use the nernst equation to find the electrochemical equilibrium for both ions and give a diagram that shows the netflux for both ions across the membrane.

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You have a semipermeable membrane that rests at -90mV. You also the two ions Na and Cl. Sodium has a concentration of 120mM outside the cell and 10mM inside the cell. Cl has a concentration of 77.5mM outside the cell and 1.5 mM inside the cell. Use the nernst equation to find the electrochemical equilibrium for both ions and give a diagram that shows the netflux for both ions across the membrane.

 

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Eion  = RT/ZF log [Co]/[Ci] 

where Eion is the reversal potential, R is the gas constant, T is the absolute temperature in Kelvin Z is the valency of the ion and F is Faraday's constant and [Co],[Ci] is ion concentration outside and inside the cell.  

Reversal potential is also knowns as equilibrium potential. Equilibrium potential is the membrane potential required to produce electrochemical equilibrium. 

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