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How do you determine the Lewis dot structure for sulfate?
Can you explain to me how to determine the Lewis dot structure for sulfate?
Sure! To determine the Lewis dot structure for sulfate, we need to first calculate the total number of valence electrons in the molecule. For sulfate, we have a sulfur atom with six valence electrons and four oxygen atoms with six valence electrons each, totaling 32 valence electrons.