Question: | O-X-O O Polyatomic ions exist with this structure for X = Si, P, S, and Cl but they MUST be ions in order

| O-X-O O Polyatomic ions exist with this structure for X =

 

| O-X-O O Polyatomic ions exist with this structure for X = Si, P, S, and Cl but they MUST be ions in order to be stable. Pick any one of these, and show how the structure works out and how that confirms that it MUST be ionic.

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