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You decide to go on vacation in the mountains, where you are staying in a cabin. Unfortunately, when you turn on the water in the cabin you smell hydrogen sulfide ($$H_2S$$) gas. After some research, you find out that the $$H_2S$$ may be due to the presence of sulfur bacteria living in your pipes. What molecule do these bacteria use as an electron acceptor? Multiple Choice $$H_2S$$ $$O_2$$ $$H_2O$$ $$SO_4$$

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Uploaded: 2020-09-30T19:08:17-08:00
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          You decide to go on vacation in the mountains, where you are staying in a cabin. Unfortunately, when you turn on the water in the cabin you smell hydrogen sulfide ($$H_2S$$) gas. After some research, you find out that the $$H_2S$$ may be due to the presence of sulfur bacteria living in your pipes. What molecule do these bacteria use as an electron acceptor?

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$$H_2S$$
$$O_2$$
$$H_2O$$
$$SO_4$$

you decide to go on vacation in the mountains where you are staying in a cabin unfortunately when you turn on the water in the cabin you smell hydrogen sulfide h2s gas after some research y 91108

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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09/30/2020

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Step 2: Hydrogen sulfide ($$H_2S$$) is produced by sulfur-reducing bacteria. These bacteria typically use sulfate ($$SO_4^{2-}$$) as a terminal electron acceptor in anaerobic respiration, reducing it to sulfide ($$S^{2-}$$), which then combines with hydrogen to Show more…

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You decide to go on vacation in the mountains, where you are staying in a cabin. Unfortunately, when you turn on the water in the cabin you smell hydrogen sulfide ($$H_2S$$) gas. After some research, you find out that the $$H_2S$$ may be due to the presence of sulfur bacteria living in your pipes. What molecule do these bacteria use as an electron acceptor? Multiple Choice $$H_2S$$ $$O_2$$ $$H_2O$$ $$SO_4$$