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When a neuron is not conducting any impulse, the axoplasm inside the axon has a low concentration of potassium ions 
, while the extracellular fluid outside the axon contains high concentrations of sodium ions ( 
).
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In the axoplasm, potassium ions ( 
) are present in high concentrations, not low, making the first part of the statement false for axoplasm. The extracellular fluid, however, has a high concentration of sodium ions 
, which makes the second part of the statement true.
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