What does the 4 indicate in 1s22s22p4? 4th subshell 4 electrons 4th energy level
2 answers:
Answer: The number 4 indicates 4 electrons.
Explanation: We are given an electronic configuration, which is:
Here,
- The letters denote the sub-shells of an element.
- The numbers written before the letters which are 1, 2 and 2 represents the Principle Quantum Number and these represents the energy level of the sub-shells.
- The number which are written in the superscripts which are 2, 2 and 4 denotes the electrons which are present in the sub-shell.
Hence, 4 indicates 4 electrons present in 2p sub-shell.
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<h3>Further explanation</h3>Given
Metals that undergo oxidation and reduction
Required
A galvanic cell
Solution
The condition for voltaic cells is that they can react spontaneously, indicated by a positive cell potential.
or:
E ° cell = E ° reduction-E ° oxidation
For the reaction to occur spontaneously (so that it E cell is positive), the E° anode must be less than the E°cathode
If we look at the voltaic series:
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The standard potential value(E°) from left to right in the voltaic series will be greater, so that the metal undergoing an oxidation reaction (acting as an anode) must be located to the left of the reduced metal (as a cathode)
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