Question

What is the Lewis structure for `PO_4^(3-)`?

Answer 1

We have `5+4xx6+3=32` `"electrons"` to distribute...........

Explanation:

A Lewis structure of `O=P(-O^(-))_3` distributes these 16 electrons pairs, so does `""^(-)O-stackrel(+)P(-O^(-))_3`.