A relatively common winemaking problem is the presence of hydrogen sulfide (H2S(aq)) in the wine. You know it when its there because hydrogen sulfide smells like rotten eggs and it only takes a tiny amount of it to make the wine stinky. One thing that is sometimes used to remedy the situation is the addition of copper(II) sulfate. This immobilizes the sulfide ions in the form of an insoluble product, CuS(s), that can then be removed by filtration. Given the density of wine as 0.967 g/mL, if 5.0 gallons of wine contains 25 ppm of H2S, what mass of copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate must be added to remove the smell by precipitation of all of the sulfide ions?

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A relatively common winemaking problem is the presence of hydrogen sulfide (H2S(aq)) in the wine. You know it when its there because hydrogen sulfide smells like rotten eggs and it only takes a tiny amount of it to make the wine stinky. One thing that is sometimes used to remedy the situation is the addition of copper(II) sulfate. This immobilizes the sulfide ions in the form of an insoluble product, CuS(s), that can then be removed by filtration. Given the density of wine as 0.967 g/mL, if 5.0 gallons of wine contains 25 ppm of H2S, what mass of copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate must be added to remove the smell by precipitation of all of the sulfide ions?

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