Covalent Bonding: Electron Dot Diagrams and the Octet Rule

Is the sulfate ion, SO4-2, a structure that we would expect to be common and stable in nature? How do we apply the Octet Rule to decide? (You will need a Periodic Table, a piece of paper and a pencil for this one.)

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