On Sat, 15 Apr 2023 12:02:28 -0600
Gavin via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl> wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> I am still interested in knowing if there is a good way to do nuclear
> reactions using \chemical.
>From the chemical manual:
As in mathematical typesetting mode, subscripts and superscripts can
precede text. Thus, isotopes (such as this alpha particle, for
example), can be written as: \chemical{^4_2He^{2+}}. But compare the
alignment of \chemical{_{92}^{238}U} with
\chemical{\lohi[left]{92}{238}U}.
I have not used chemical formulas for some time, but
\chemical{^{235)_{92}U,+,$n$,->,^{94}_{38}Sr,+,^{140}_{54}Xe,+,$2n$}
"->" and "GIVES" are synonyms, as are "+" and "PLUS"
(also MINUS, SINGLE, DOUBLE, TRIPLE, EQUILIBRIUM, MESOMERIC with ascii
and unicode synonyms).
Alignment can be altered using \lohi[left]{92}{235}
(remember left is flushright)
There is also "display mode" for chemical formulae:
\startchemicalformula
\chemical{text}
\chemical{text}{below}
\chemical{text}{above}{below}
\stopchemicalformula
where above and below can be used for labels, etc.
Alan
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