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,you find out that the H₂S 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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Sulfur bacteria use sulfur compounds as electron acceptors, so the molecule they are likely using as an electron acceptor in this case is SO₄. Option A is not a valid sulfur compound, option B is missing a sulfur atom, and option D is the same as the original H₂S gas that was detected.

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