electronic configuration - Which electrons will be taken when oxidations take place and how does the resulting orbital diagram look like?

In detail, what I really mean is which electron in which orbital is being taken when a oxidation happen? Let me give a example: chromate ion(II)

Two electrons are taken but from which orbital:

Answer

For transition metals (specially for those on the second and third rows), like chromium, or iron, which electrons are taken away in oxidation is not straightforwardly deduced. The ones that will be lost are those which are higher in energy and lead to a more stable situation.

For iron, which is $\mathrm{[Ar]3d^6 4s^2}$, the higher energy electrons are $\mathrm{4s^2}$, and those that will be removed on oxidation, leading to a $\mathrm{d^6}$ configuration for iron (II).