Ion transport and equilibrium

[TheGuru789]

TPRH Bio Question Any help is appreciated!

Question:
Linking ATP hydrolysis to Na+ and K+ transport affects ion transport in which of the following ways?

A) The equilibrium and ΔG for Na+ and K+ transport are altered.
B) The equilibrium for Na+ and K+ transport are not affected, but ΔG is made negative.
C) The equilibrium for Na+ and K+ transport are altered, but ΔG remains unchanged.
D) Neither the equilibrium nor ΔG for Na+ and K+ transport are altered.



Answer is A. Can someone explain why B is false?
How is equilibrium changing? Shouldn't the equilibrium always be unchanging?

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[Neuroplasticity]

I think it changes because of this relationship: http://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/howtosolveit/Thermodynamics/K_from_DelG.html
A more negative ΔG is like saying the reaction is move favorable in the forward direction, or a higher Keq.

 

[TheGuru789]

@Neuroplasticity Thank you!

Light bulb went of in my head lol. Idk what equilibrium I thought they were referring to