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Why are minarels important to the human body?
Calcium is important in bone development. Sodium and potassium are necessary for nerve impulse production. Iron is necessary for red blood cells to transport oxygen. The function of the human body requires minerals to work.
Ions used to establish a resting potential?
Potassium and sodium determine the a cell's resting membrane potential. The equilibrium potential (the voltage where no ion would flow) for sodium is about +60 mV while that for potassium is usually around -80 mV, but because the resting cell membrane is approximately 75 times more permeable to potassium than to sodium, the resting potential is closer the the equilibrium potential of potassium. This is because potassium leak channels are always open while sodium come in through voltage gated or ligand gated channels.
What two things are needed for cells to get energy?
Lots of things are needed for the muscle cell to work. For contraction to take place, actin and myosin interact with each other, Sodium and Potassium ions are exchanged across the cell membrane, and calcium is also required.
Is there any extremely powerful military explosives that react to a large or small amount of water?
In general, miltary explosives are very water tolerant, and do not react with water. Ammonium nitrate is used for some military engineering work, and is very soluble in water- but does not have a violent reaction. Sodium, potassium and calcium carbide WILL react vigorously.
How does the sodium and potassium pump act to maintain the resting membrane potential?
Primary active transport is the process in which ions are moved across cell membranes against the electrochemical gradient using energy supplied directly be ATP. The action of the sodium-potassium pump is an important example of primary active transport.Secondary active transport is indirectly driven by primary transport. In the sodium-potassium pump, by pumping against the gradient, energy is stored in the ion gradient. Then, just as water pumped uphill can do the work as it flows back down, (think water wheel or turbine), a substance pumped across the membrane can do work as it leaks back, propelled downhill along the concentration gradient.
What nutrient groups work as a team?
sodium potassium and chlorine
How did you work out the reactivity series of metals?
potassium sodium lithium calcium magnesium aluminium (carbon) zinc iron (hydrogen) copper silver gold
Where does the sodium-potassium pump work?
Along nerve fibres.
Can you use sodium bisulfide instead of potassium bisulfide in acrolein test?
The Acrolein Test uses Potassium BiSulfate (KHSO4), not Potassium Bisulfide (KHS). It is the BiSulfate ion that does the work, so the Sodium salt should work. You should always test your reagents with glycerine.
What energy source does the cell use to work the sodium potassium pump?
ATP
What minerals are in salmon?
there are no vitamins in salmon because answers.com does not work for
What alkali could be added to a strong acid to neutralise it?
To neutralise a strong acid, you would need a strong alkali (or lots of a weak alkali, but that would be impractical). Potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, lithium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide would all work.
Why are minarels important to the human body?
Calcium is important in bone development. Sodium and potassium are necessary for nerve impulse production. Iron is necessary for red blood cells to transport oxygen. The function of the human body requires minerals to work.
Sodium is preferred over potassium in industrial applications because why?
$$$$$$ Sodium is cheaper!!!!$$$$$$ They both work great for the same purposes and are very often interchangeable. (But potassium hydroxide makes much softer and, to me, more pleasant feeling soap than sodium hydroxide)
Ions used to establish a resting potential?
Potassium and sodium determine the a cell's resting membrane potential. The equilibrium potential (the voltage where no ion would flow) for sodium is about +60 mV while that for potassium is usually around -80 mV, but because the resting cell membrane is approximately 75 times more permeable to potassium than to sodium, the resting potential is closer the the equilibrium potential of potassium. This is because potassium leak channels are always open while sodium come in through voltage gated or ligand gated channels.
How does the sodium potassium pump help maintian fluid balance?
The sodium potassium pump is constantly a work in each cell of the body to keep sodium and potassium levels in cell fluids even. This pump allows sodium ions which are abundant outside of the cell, to diffuse into the cell, and potassium, which is abundant inside the cell, to diffuse to outside the cell. If this process were to cease, sodium ions would build up inside your cells, which would attract water and ultimately cause the cell to explode.
What two things are needed for cells to get energy?
Lots of things are needed for the muscle cell to work. For contraction to take place, actin and myosin interact with each other, Sodium and Potassium ions are exchanged across the cell membrane, and calcium is also required.
