When Voltage-Gated K⁺ Channels Open in the Cell Membrane of a Neuron

When voltage-gated K⁺ channels open in the cell membrane of a neuron, K⁺ moves

A) into the cell, and the membrane becomes hyperpolarized.
B) into the cell, and the membrane becomes depolarized.
C) out of the cell, and the membrane becomes depolarized.
D) out of the cell, and the membrane becomes hyperpolarized.
E) through the leak channels, and leak channels for Na⁺ are opened.

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