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    How don't neurons get enough K+ to balance out their inner negative charge?

    There are two forces at work here: 1. Electric force--because the inside of the cell is negative, it pulls K+ in. 2. Diffusion force--because the concentration of K+ is much, much higher inside the cell, K+ tends to move out. This is because things move from regions of high concentration to...
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