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When a neuron is in resting state, i.e., not conducting any impulse, the axonal membrane is:

A) Comparatively more permeable of \[{{K}^{\text{+}}}\] ions and nearly impermeable to \[N{{a}^{+}}\] ions

B) Comparatively more permeable to \[N{{a}^{+}}\] ions and nearly impermeable to \[{{K}^{\text{+}}}\] ions

C) Equally permeable to both \[N{{a}^{+}}\,and\,\,{{K}^{\text{+}}}\] ions

D) Impermeable to both \[N{{a}^{+}}\,and\,\,{{K}^{\text{+}}}\] ions