Question

How many electrons are there in sulphate ion

Answer 1

.. 16 electrons

That is a number of sulphate ions that is . For each molecule of sulphate ion, there are 16 electrons with the sulphur, 8 electrons for each oxygen, and 2 additional electrons resulting from the charge. That is a total of electrons....

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Answer 2

Sulfate ions have 32 electrons.

• The sulfate ion is represented as $SO_4^{2-}$.
• The salt consists of one sulfur atom and four oxygen atoms in it.
• The valence electrons in this 6.
• So, Sulfur will have 1×6 electrons which are equal to 6 and oxygen will have 4×6 electrons which are equal to 24 electrons.
• On adding the electrons of sulfur and oxygen we get, 32 electrons.
• Therefore, sulfate ions have 32 electrons.