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How is po43- like a molecule?

Updated: 9/22/2023
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A PO4-3 ion is like a molecule because it acts as a chemical unit analogously to the action of some single atoms and because the individual atoms in the ion are joined by covalent bonds. It differs from a molecule by having an electric charge and therefore not being stable in the absence of at least one nearby chemical entity having positive electrical charge, the ratio of the positive to the negative chemical entities being such as to result in overall electrical neutrality.

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