Definition:Sulphate Ion
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A sulphate ion is an ion formed from a molecule of sulphuric acid whose hydrogen atoms have been detached.
It retains the electrons that at one point belonged to those hydrogen atoms.
It can be expressed using the chemical formula $\mathrm S {\mathrm O_4}^{--}$.
Sources
- 1958: C.A. Coulson: Electricity (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {I}$: Preliminary Survey: $\S 2$. Electric currents