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The potassium-ion concentration in blood plasma is about 5.0 × 10-3 M, whereas the concent...

The potassium-ion concentration in blood plasma is about 5.0 × 10-3 M, whereas the concentration in muscle-cell fluid is much greater (0.15 M). The plasma and intracellular fluid are separated by the cell membrane, which we assume is permeable only to K+. (a) What is ΔG for the transfer of 1 mol of K+ from blood plasma to the cellular fluid at body temperature 37 °C? (b) What is the minimum amount of work that must be used to transfer this K+?

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