On Sat, 15 Apr 2023 12:02:28 -0600
Gavin via ntg-context
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