The sodium-potassium pump functions to pump ions into the cells and ions out of the cell.
A
sodium
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B
iodide
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C
chloride
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D
potassium
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Solution
The correct options are A sodium D potassium The sodium-potassium pump moves sodium ions out of the cell and potassium ions into the cell. This pump is powered by ATP. For each ATP that is broken down, 3 sodium ions move out and 2 potassium ions move in.