the total number of bond pairs around sulphur and total number of lone pairs around oxygen atom in the Lewis structure of sulphate ion are respectively: A) 8,12 B). 4,12 C) 12,4 D). 6,12
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(B) 4,12.
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The Lewis structure for the sulfate ion consists of a central sulfur atom with four single bonds to oxygen atoms. This yields the expected total of 32 electrons. Since the sulfur atom started with six valence electrons, two of the S-O bonds are coordinate covalent.
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