The three small sodium ions are bound inside the pump (violet spheres to the left), whereas there is not sufficient room for the larger potassium ions (green spheres to the right).
This takes place when molecules diffuse across the cell membrane by travelling through specific transport ... The proteins pump sodium out of the cells and potassium into the cells.
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