Q5.6. if calcium ions, each of which has a charge of + 2 (ca2+), moved out of a neuron, and no other ions were moving, what would be true?

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Timothy Elliott

Chemistry

28 September, 19:01

Q5.6. if calcium ions, each of which has a charge of + 2 (ca2+), moved out of a neuron, and no other ions were moving, what would be true?

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Kristina Harvey · Answer 1

Each calcium ion has a charge of + 2, which can also be written as ca2+. If those ions move out of the neuron and no other ions are moving, the neuron would lose the positive charge associated with those ions and become more negatively charged.