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An action potential in the nerve fibre is produced when positive and negative charges on the outside and the inside of the axon membrane are reversed, because

A

More potassium ions enter the axon as compared to sodium ions leaving it

B

More sodium ion enter the axon as compared to potassium ions leaving it

C

All potassium ions leave the axon

D

All sodium ions enter the axon

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