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PO4 3- is the phosphate ion

If you add the total number of valence electrons you will get 32 as an answer. When you draw the bohr diagram of the ion you will find that the ion satisfies the octet rule. From the diagram below, you can see that ion will be a tetrahedral. Hope this helped!

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