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