Can you explain the movement of ions and ion channel activity during the resting and action potential? Solution Action potential is the potential due to the which the impulse is passed from one neuron to another. Resting stage - in resting stage the inside has higher concentration of Potassium ions ie (-ve) sign,wheareas the outside it has high concentration of Sodium ions ie (+ve) ions..!! The membrane is slightly permeable to Sodium ions to transport the Sodium outside maintaining the concentration outside and inside.. Action potential - during this this the membrane becomes much more permeable to Sodium ions which allows the huge of Sodium inside the neuron in a short time making the charge opposite direction with comparison to outside.. The Potassium ions moves outside of the neuron thus creating action potential....