In a Voltage Clamp Experiment, This Current Is Observed Immediately

question 1

Multiple Choice

In a voltage clamp experiment, this current is observed immediately after a voltage step and lasts approximately 20 microseconds or less.

• A) Capacitative current
• B) Leak current
• C) Sodium current
• D) Potassium current
• E) Calcium current

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Definitions:

Half-life

The time required for half of the atoms in a radioactive substance to undergo decay, a characteristic constant for each radioactive isotope.

Half-life

The time required for half the atoms of a radioactive substance to decay into a stable form.

Cesium-137

A radioactive isotope of cesium with a half-life of about 30.17 years, commonly used in medical applications and industrial gauges.

Gamma Ray Emission

A type of radioactive decay where an unstable nucleus emits a gamma ray to become more stable.