CuS has a very low solubility in water. However, it will dissolve in nitric acid due to the following reaction. CuS (s) + NO3- (aq) . Cu2+ (aq) + S (s) + NO (g) (acidic solution) What is the coefficient of CuS when this equation is balanced?

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CuS has a very low solubility in water. However, it will dissolve in nitric acid due to the following reaction. CuS (s) + NO<sub>3</sub>- (aq) . Cu<sub>2</sub>+ (aq) + S (s) + NO (g) (acidic solution) What is the coefficient of CuS when this equation is balanced?