This is because oxygen (2.8.6) requires two electrons on its valence shell to attain stable configuration (2.8.8). Hydrogen (1) on the other hand requires one electron on its valence shell to attain stable configuration (2). Therefore in a covalent bond, it requires two hydrogen and one oxygen to share electrons and achieve stable configuration.
Answer: <span>A-Ce is oxidized because it is losing electrons and Cu is reduced because it is gaining electrons</span><span>.
</span>There are two reactions in the equation, oxidation and reduction. A molecule that oxidized will lose electrons while the molecule that reduced will gain electrons. In this case, Cu2+ changed into Cu which means its oxidation number reduced from +2 into 0. Ce oxidation number increased from 0 into +3
Here we have to get the spin of the other electron present in a orbital which already have an electron which has clockwise spin.
The electron will have anti-clockwise notation.
We know from the Pauli exclusion principle, no two electrons in an atom can have all the four quantum numbers i.e. principal quantum number (n), azimuthal quantum number (l), magnetic quantum number (m) and spin quantum number (s) same. The importance of the principle also restrict the possible number of electrons may be present in a particular orbital.
Let assume for an 1s orbital the possible values of four quantum numbers are n = 1, l = 0, m = 0 and s = 
.
The exclusion principle at once tells us that there may be only two unique sets of these quantum numbers:
1, 0, 0, +
and 1, 0, 0, -
.
Thus if one electron in an orbital has clockwise spin the other electron will must be have anti-clockwise spin.
Explanation:
The Lewis dot diagram shows how electrons participate in a bond with Carbon and Chlorine. This is shown by the sticks and the 2 paired electrons near the carbon atom which represent the bonds. These electrons form these bonds because they form octets when they are bonded which most molecules and compounds follow
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