The arsenate ion is AsO43−. An arsenate (compound) is any compound that contains this ion. Arsenates are salts or esters of arsenic acid. The arsenic atom in arsenate has a valency of 5 and is also known as pentavalent arsenic or As[V]. Arsenate resembles phosphate in many respects, since arsenic and phosphorus occur in the same group (column) o... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenate