Draw a Lewis structure for sulfate ion, SO?²?, adding charges and lone electron pairs to the appropriate atoms. • Explicitly draw all H atoms. • Include all valence lone pairs in your answer.
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Determine the total number of valence electrons: Sulfur (S) has 6 valence electrons, and each oxygen (O) atom has 6 valence electrons. Since there are 4 oxygen atoms and 1 sulfur atom, the total number of valence electrons is 6 + 4(6) = 6 + 24 = 30. The sulfate Show more…
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