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The IR spectrum of Li3[PO4] shows absorptions at 1034 and 591 cm-1. There are no bands bel...

The IR spectrum of Li3[PO4] shows absorptions at 1034 and 591 cm-1. There are no bands below the 400 cm-1 cutoff of the IR spectrometer. Why are these data consistent with the [PO4]3- ion being tetrahedral rather than square planar?

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