Multiple choice

Electrogenic pumps expels ______ Na+ ions for every _____ K+ ions.

  1. 3, 2

  2. 2, 3

  3. 3, 3

  4. 2, 2

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Explanation

The sodium potassium pump is an electrogenic active transport mechanism that expels 3 sodium ions out of the cell for every 2 potassium ions it brings in.