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Answer:There is more sodium outside the cell as compared to the sarcoplasm.; Voltage-gated ion channels are closed.Explanation:The Na+/K+ ATPase pump extrudes 3 Na+ ions to the extracellular and 1 K+ ion is pumped inside the cell. This leaves the interior of the cell negative.To maintain the negative charge Voltage-gated potassium channels close the voltage-gated calcium channels....