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Molecules
/ phosphate ion
Structure card
Phosphate ion ·
P
O
X
4
X
3
−
\ce{PO4^3-}
PO
X
4
X
3
−
3−
P
+
O
−
O
−
O
−
O
−
Central P atom bonded to 4 O atoms, with no lone pairs.
O
O
P
O
O
109.5°
Ideal bond angle: 109.5°
Valence electrons
32
VSEPR class
A
X
4
\mathrm{AX_4}
A
X
4
Electron geometry
tetrahedral
Shape
tetrahedral
Bond angle
109.5°
Hybridization (P)
s
p
3
sp^{3}
s
p
3
Polarity
nonpolar
Formal charges
P +1, O −1 (×4)
Also accepted
expanded-octet structure with lower formal charges
Periodic table