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In the sulfate ion (SO₄²⁻), there are no lone pairs on the sulfur atom, but there are two lone pairs on each of the four oxygen atoms. Therefore, the total number of lone pairs in the sulfate ion is 8 (2 lone pairs per oxygen atom × 4 oxygen atoms).

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