Explain, in one sentence, why the ion must appear as an intact four-atom cluster on…

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Problem

Explain, in one sentence, why the

\text{PO}_{4}^{3-}

ion must appear as an intact four-atom cluster on both sides of a particulate diagram that represents the reaction

\text{Na}_{3}\text{PO}_{4}\,(\text{aq}) + 3\,\text{HCl}\,(\text{aq}) \rightarrow \text{H}_{3}\text{PO}_{4}\,(\text{aq}) + 3\,\text{NaCl}\,(\text{aq})