Sulfate

 Sulfate is a salt that forms when sulfuric acid reacts with another chemical. It’s a broader term for other synthetic sulfate-based chemicals you may be concerned about, such as sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) and sodium laureth sulfate (SLES). The sulfate or sulphate ion is a polyatomic anion with the empirical formula SO²⁻ ₄. Sulfate is the spelling recommended by IUPAC, but sulphate is used in British English. Salts, acid derivatives, and peroxides of sulfate are widely used in industry. Sulfates occur widely in everyday life. Many of the sulfate minerals are salts of more than one metal, such as polyhalite, which is a combination of potassium, calcium, and magnesium sulfates. Sulfate minerals common in evaporite deposits include anhydrite, gypsum, thenardite (Na₂SO₄), epsomite (MgSO. 7H₂O), glauberite [Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂], kainite (MgSO.

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