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In a muscle, the extracellular and intracellular concentrations of Na⁺ are 150 mM and 12 mM, and those of K⁺ are 2.7 mM and 140 mM, respectively. Assume that the temperature is 25^oC and that the membrane potential is -60 mV, with the interior more negatively charged than the exterior. (R = 8.314 J mol^-1 K^-1; F = 96.45 kJ mol^-1 V^-1)

The free energy change for the transport of two K⁺ into the cell is

+8.0 kJ/mol

+11.6 kJ/mol

+19.6 kJ/mol

+31.2 kJ/mol

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