Chemical function
- Name
- Sulfate anion
- Explicit name
- Sulfate(2-) anion
- Secondary name
- Sulphate anion
- Comments
- mineral anionic radical $(SO_4)^{2-}$
- Formula
- $(SO_4)^{2-}$
- Chemical formula
- (SO4)2-
- Structural formula
- [O-][S](=O)(=O)[O-]
- Charge
- -2
- Unpaired electrons
- 0
- Isotope mixture type
- terrestrial abundance