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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 ions 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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B
When a nerve fibre is stimulated, its membrable to sodium ions. Hence, more sodium ions entre the axon than potassium ions leaving it. As a result, the positive and negative charges on the outside and inside of the membrane are reversed. The membrane with reversed polarity is called depolarised.
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