Every millisecond, the double bonds would hop from one Oxygen to another. Click. Now a different Oxygen has the double bond. Click. Now another.
And so, ( \text{SO}_4^{2-} ) became the most stable, famous, and well-respected ion in the valley. It was the backbone of gypsum, Epsom salts, and bathtub relaxation. so4 -2 lewis
But the Oxygen atoms were democratic. They didn't like that only two got the "honor" of a double bond. So they did something magical: . Every millisecond, the double bonds would hop from