Active Transport Vs Sodium Potassium Pump

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Energy was used to set up the ion gradient and that is why there are more sodium ions outside the membrane than the inside. The sodium ions are transported forcefully outside the cell membrane and the potassium ions are transported forcefully inside the cell membrane. The energy that is used for this is in the form of ATP which is broken down into ADP + P2. This is known as a sodium potassium pump. This process is called an active transport which means that it uses energy by breaking down a molecule of ATP. This is a primary active transport as ATP was directly used. The food that we eat goes into the gut, and if the food is sweet that it contains glucose but if it is salty then it would contain sodium. The intestines are guts that are lined

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