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

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-05T18:42:54

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

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

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