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A bolt of lightning heats the surrounding air to ~30,000 K — five times hotter than the Sun's surface.
Did you know?
A bolt of lightning heats the surrounding air to ~30,000 K — five times hotter than the Sun's surface.
The function of the ‘Sodium pump’ is a biological process operating in each and every cell of all animals. Which of the following biologically important ions is also a constituent of this pump?
To solve this problem, we need to understand the role of the sodium-potassium pump,also known as the Na pump, which is a crucial membrane protein found in all animal cells.This pump is responsible for maintaining the electrochemical gradient across the cell membrane.The pump actively transports sodium ions (Na) out of the cell and potassium ions (K) into the cell.Let's analyze the options to identify the ions involved in this pump:• Option 1: Mg is not a constituent of the sodium-potassium pump.• Option 2: K is indeed a constituent of the sodium-potassium pump.• Option 3: Fe is not involved in the sodium-potassium pump.• Option 4: Ca is not a constituent of the sodium-potassium pump.The sodium-potassium pump specifically exchanges Na and K ions across the cell membrane.Therefore, the correct option is Option 2, K
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