Question: I need help understanding, will upvote! A special single cell organism that lives in a natural mineral water spring has permeabilities of 0.09,1.00 and 0.04

I need help understanding, will upvote! I need help understanding, will upvote! A special single cell organism that

A special single cell organism that lives in a natural mineral water spring has permeabilities of 0.09,1.00 and 0.04 for the Cl,K+and Na+, respectively, and the following concentrations [Cl]i=178[K+]i=135[Na+]i=0.05[Cl]o=0.47[K+]o=83[Na+]o=118 To maintain the chloride gradient, this cell has a special chloride pump. Which direction does the pump have to move chloride in order to maintain the status

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