Which of the following statements about electrochemical equilibrium is false?

Which of the following statements about electrochemical equilibrium is false?

Which of the following statements about electrochemical equilibrium is false?



  1. Electrochemical equilibrium involves the movement of a relatively small number of ions.
  2. Ionic gradients are necessary for the generation of the membrane potential.
  3. The size of the potential is proportional to the size of the ion gradient.
  4. The direction of the ion gradient determines the polarity of the membrane potential.
  5. For a given ion concentration gradient, the resulting potential is independent of the number of charges on the ion.



Answer: 5