Which Electrolyte and Major Cation Is Found Outside of the Cell

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which electrolyte and major cation is found outside of the cell and is critical to generating electrical signals?

• A)Sodium
• B)Chloride
• C)Potassium
• D)Calcium

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Definitions:

Multiple Proportions

This is a law stating that when two elements combine to form more than one compound, the masses of one element that combine with a fixed mass of the other are in a ratio of small whole numbers.

Different Ratios

Proportions or comparative quantities of elements or components in a mixture or compound.

Compound

A substance made up of two or more different elements chemically combined in fixed proportions.

Elements

Pure chemical substances consisting of a single type of atom, distinguished by their atomic number, which is the number of protons in their atomic nuclei.