Molecule
Name
Sulfate ion
IUPAC name
Sulfate
Secondary names
Sulfate anion, Sulfate(2-) ion, Sulphate, SO4--, SO4(2-)
InChI
InChI=1S/H2O4S/c1-5(2,3)4/h(H2,1,2,3,4)/p-2
InChI key
QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-L
CAS number
14808-79-8
Formula
$SO_4^{2-}$
Chemical formula
(SO4)2-
Structural formula
[[O-]S(=O)(=O)[O-]]
Charge
-2
Unpaired electrons
0
  Atom Name Number
$S$ Sulfur 1
$O$ Oxygen 2
$O^-$ Oxide anion 2
Relations
  • no
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Spin type
equilibrated
Molar mass
96.056 $g/mol$
Protic
aprotic
Polarity
ionic
Molecule symmetry
unknown
Case
nonlinear-polyatomic
Vibrations number
9
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$-\gg S-O^{-}$ 2
$\geqq S=O$ 2