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The membranes of presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons are in very close proximity in a chemical synapse.

Electrical current can flow directly from one neuron into the other across the electrical synapse.

Electrical synapses use neurotransmitters.

Impulse transmission across chemical synapses is faster than that across electrical synapses.

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Electrical current can flow directly from one neuron into the other across the electrical synapses since the presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons communicate through gap junctions.

The membranes of presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons are in very close proximity in an electrical synapse.
Chemical synapses use neurotransmitters.
Impulse transmission across electrical synapses is faster than that across chemical synapses.

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