Sulfate

Sulfate
The structure and bonding of the sulfate ion. The distance between the sulfur atom and an oxygen atom is 149 picometers.
Ball-and-stick model of the sulfate anion
Names
IUPAC name
Sulfate
Other names
Tetraoxosulfate(VI)
Tetraoxidosulfate(VI)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.108.048 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 233-334-2
UNII
  • InChI=1S/H2O4S/c1-5(2,3)4/h(H2,1,2,3,4)/p-2
    Key: QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • InChI=1/H2O4S/c1-5(2,3)4/h(H2,1,2,3,4)/p-2
    Key: QAOWNCQODCNURD-NUQVWONBAM
  • S(=O)(=O)([O-])[O-]
Properties
SO2−4
Molar mass 96.06 g·mol−1
Conjugate acid Hydrogensulfate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

The sulfate or sulphate ion is a polyatomic anion with the empirical formula SO2−4. Salts, acid derivatives, and peroxides of sulfate are widely used in industry. Sulfates occur widely in everyday life. Sulfates are salts of sulfuric acid and many are prepared from that acid.


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