Comma in chemical formula
I am using the usepackage[version=3]{mhchem} package, and would like to write the formula for Dolomite in my report: (Ca,Mg)CO3
So far I haven't found a way to get that comma right in my formula using the mhchem package, and haven't found anyone having had troubles doing that so far. Anyone could help me doing so?
Cheers!
chemistry mhchem
edited Jan 29 at 17:51
samcarter
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asked Jan 29 at 17:40
TheEpokTheEpok
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I am using the usepackage[version=3]{mhchem} package, and would like to write the formula for Dolomite in my report: (Ca,Mg)CO3
So far I haven't found a way to get that comma right in my formula using the mhchem package, and haven't found anyone having had troubles doing that so far. Anyone could help me doing so?
Cheers!
chemistry mhchem
edited Jan 29 at 17:51
samcarter
1
asked Jan 29 at 17:40
TheEpokTheEpok
132
3
I am no chemist but are you sure that the comma is correct there? I knowCaMg[CO3]2
– Christian Hupfer
Jan 29 at 17:50
Welcome to TeX.Stackexchange!
– samcarter
Jan 29 at 17:50
1
@TheEpok: I totally agree with ChristianHupfer. However, if you definitely insist on using a comma to separate Ca and Mg, you could usece{Ca{,}Mg(CO3)2}.
– leandriis
Jan 29 at 18:26
add a comment |
I am using the usepackage[version=3]{mhchem} package, and would like to write the formula for Dolomite in my report: (Ca,Mg)CO3
So far I haven't found a way to get that comma right in my formula using the mhchem package, and haven't found anyone having had troubles doing that so far. Anyone could help me doing so?
Cheers!
chemistry mhchem
edited Jan 29 at 17:51
samcarter
1
asked Jan 29 at 17:40
TheEpokTheEpok
132
I am using the usepackage[version=3]{mhchem} package, and would like to write the formula for Dolomite in my report: (Ca,Mg)CO3
So far I haven't found a way to get that comma right in my formula using the mhchem package, and haven't found anyone having had troubles doing that so far. Anyone could help me doing so?
Cheers!
chemistry mhchem
chemistry mhchem
edited Jan 29 at 17:51
samcarter
1
asked Jan 29 at 17:40
TheEpokTheEpok
132
edited Jan 29 at 17:51
samcarter
1
asked Jan 29 at 17:40
TheEpokTheEpok
132
edited Jan 29 at 17:51
samcarter
1
edited Jan 29 at 17:51
samcarter
1
edited Jan 29 at 17:51
samcarter
1
1
asked Jan 29 at 17:40
TheEpokTheEpok
132
asked Jan 29 at 17:40
TheEpokTheEpok
132
asked Jan 29 at 17:40
TheEpokTheEpok
132
132
3
I am no chemist but are you sure that the comma is correct there? I knowCaMg[CO3]2
– Christian Hupfer
Jan 29 at 17:50
Welcome to TeX.Stackexchange!
– samcarter
Jan 29 at 17:50
1
@TheEpok: I totally agree with ChristianHupfer. However, if you definitely insist on using a comma to separate Ca and Mg, you could usece{Ca{,}Mg(CO3)2}.
– leandriis
Jan 29 at 18:26
add a comment |
3
I am no chemist but are you sure that the comma is correct there? I knowCaMg[CO3]2
– Christian Hupfer
Jan 29 at 17:50
Welcome to TeX.Stackexchange!
– samcarter
Jan 29 at 17:50
1
@TheEpok: I totally agree with ChristianHupfer. However, if you definitely insist on using a comma to separate Ca and Mg, you could usece{Ca{,}Mg(CO3)2}.
– leandriis
Jan 29 at 18:26
3
3
I am no chemist but are you sure that the comma is correct there? I know
CaMg[CO3]2– Christian Hupfer
Jan 29 at 17:50
I am no chemist but are you sure that the comma is correct there? I know
CaMg[CO3]2– Christian Hupfer
Jan 29 at 17:50
Welcome to TeX.Stackexchange!
– samcarter
Jan 29 at 17:50
Welcome to TeX.Stackexchange!
– samcarter
Jan 29 at 17:50
1
1
@TheEpok: I totally agree with ChristianHupfer. However, if you definitely insist on using a comma to separate Ca and Mg, you could use
ce{Ca{,}Mg(CO3)2}.– leandriis
Jan 29 at 18:26
@TheEpok: I totally agree with ChristianHupfer. However, if you definitely insist on using a comma to separate Ca and Mg, you could use
ce{Ca{,}Mg(CO3)2}.– leandriis
Jan 29 at 18:26
add a comment |
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First off, the OP's formula (Ca,Mg)CO3 is completely fine and meets IUPAC recommendations [1, p. 21], section IR-2.2.3.1:
(d) In solid-state chemistry, to enclose symbols of atoms occupying the same type of site in a random fashion. The symbols themselves are separated by a comma, with no space.
Example:
- K(Br,Cl)
To achieve this with mhchem, the sane way would be to use braces around the comma (as mentioned in the comments): {,}. Note that chemformula doesn't require the comma to be escaped and renders the formula correctly "as is":
documentclass{article}
usepackage[version=3]{mhchem}
usepackage{chemmacros}
chemsetup{
modules = all
}
begin{document}
ce{(Ca{,}Mg)CO3} (texttt{mhchem})
ch{(Ca,Mg)CO3} (texttt{chemformula})
end{document}
References
- IUPAC “Red Book” Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry, 1st ed.; Connelly, N. G., Damhus, T., Hartshorn, R. M., Hutton, A. T., Eds.; IUPAC Recommendations; Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge, UK, 2005. ISBN 978-0-85404-438-2.
answered Jan 30 at 6:50
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Thank you very much ! so easy, and yet haven't found any answer anywhere. Thanks again :)
– TheEpok
Jan 30 at 16:28
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First off, the OP's formula (Ca,Mg)CO3 is completely fine and meets IUPAC recommendations [1, p. 21], section IR-2.2.3.1:
(d) In solid-state chemistry, to enclose symbols of atoms occupying the same type of site in a random fashion. The symbols themselves are separated by a comma, with no space.
Example:
- K(Br,Cl)
To achieve this with mhchem, the sane way would be to use braces around the comma (as mentioned in the comments): {,}. Note that chemformula doesn't require the comma to be escaped and renders the formula correctly "as is":
documentclass{article}
usepackage[version=3]{mhchem}
usepackage{chemmacros}
chemsetup{
modules = all
}
begin{document}
ce{(Ca{,}Mg)CO3} (texttt{mhchem})
ch{(Ca,Mg)CO3} (texttt{chemformula})
end{document}
References
- IUPAC “Red Book” Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry, 1st ed.; Connelly, N. G., Damhus, T., Hartshorn, R. M., Hutton, A. T., Eds.; IUPAC Recommendations; Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge, UK, 2005. ISBN 978-0-85404-438-2.
answered Jan 30 at 6:50
andseliskandselisk
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Thank you very much ! so easy, and yet haven't found any answer anywhere. Thanks again :)
– TheEpok
Jan 30 at 16:28
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First off, the OP's formula (Ca,Mg)CO3 is completely fine and meets IUPAC recommendations [1, p. 21], section IR-2.2.3.1:
(d) In solid-state chemistry, to enclose symbols of atoms occupying the same type of site in a random fashion. The symbols themselves are separated by a comma, with no space.
Example:
- K(Br,Cl)
To achieve this with mhchem, the sane way would be to use braces around the comma (as mentioned in the comments): {,}. Note that chemformula doesn't require the comma to be escaped and renders the formula correctly "as is":
documentclass{article}
usepackage[version=3]{mhchem}
usepackage{chemmacros}
chemsetup{
modules = all
}
begin{document}
ce{(Ca{,}Mg)CO3} (texttt{mhchem})
ch{(Ca,Mg)CO3} (texttt{chemformula})
end{document}
References
- IUPAC “Red Book” Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry, 1st ed.; Connelly, N. G., Damhus, T., Hartshorn, R. M., Hutton, A. T., Eds.; IUPAC Recommendations; Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge, UK, 2005. ISBN 978-0-85404-438-2.
answered Jan 30 at 6:50
andseliskandselisk
9452725
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Thank you very much ! so easy, and yet haven't found any answer anywhere. Thanks again :)
– TheEpok
Jan 30 at 16:28
add a comment |
First off, the OP's formula (Ca,Mg)CO3 is completely fine and meets IUPAC recommendations [1, p. 21], section IR-2.2.3.1:
(d) In solid-state chemistry, to enclose symbols of atoms occupying the same type of site in a random fashion. The symbols themselves are separated by a comma, with no space.
Example:
- K(Br,Cl)
To achieve this with mhchem, the sane way would be to use braces around the comma (as mentioned in the comments): {,}. Note that chemformula doesn't require the comma to be escaped and renders the formula correctly "as is":
documentclass{article}
usepackage[version=3]{mhchem}
usepackage{chemmacros}
chemsetup{
modules = all
}
begin{document}
ce{(Ca{,}Mg)CO3} (texttt{mhchem})
ch{(Ca,Mg)CO3} (texttt{chemformula})
end{document}
References
- IUPAC “Red Book” Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry, 1st ed.; Connelly, N. G., Damhus, T., Hartshorn, R. M., Hutton, A. T., Eds.; IUPAC Recommendations; Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge, UK, 2005. ISBN 978-0-85404-438-2.
answered Jan 30 at 6:50
andseliskandselisk
9452725
First off, the OP's formula (Ca,Mg)CO3 is completely fine and meets IUPAC recommendations [1, p. 21], section IR-2.2.3.1:
(d) In solid-state chemistry, to enclose symbols of atoms occupying the same type of site in a random fashion. The symbols themselves are separated by a comma, with no space.
Example:
- K(Br,Cl)
To achieve this with mhchem, the sane way would be to use braces around the comma (as mentioned in the comments): {,}. Note that chemformula doesn't require the comma to be escaped and renders the formula correctly "as is":
documentclass{article}
usepackage[version=3]{mhchem}
usepackage{chemmacros}
chemsetup{
modules = all
}
begin{document}
ce{(Ca{,}Mg)CO3} (texttt{mhchem})
ch{(Ca,Mg)CO3} (texttt{chemformula})
end{document}
References
- IUPAC “Red Book” Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry, 1st ed.; Connelly, N. G., Damhus, T., Hartshorn, R. M., Hutton, A. T., Eds.; IUPAC Recommendations; Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge, UK, 2005. ISBN 978-0-85404-438-2.
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answered Jan 30 at 6:50
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Thank you very much ! so easy, and yet haven't found any answer anywhere. Thanks again :)
– TheEpok
Jan 30 at 16:28
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Thank you very much ! so easy, and yet haven't found any answer anywhere. Thanks again :)
– TheEpok
Jan 30 at 16:28
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Thank you very much ! so easy, and yet haven't found any answer anywhere. Thanks again :)
– TheEpok
Jan 30 at 16:28
Thank you very much ! so easy, and yet haven't found any answer anywhere. Thanks again :)
– TheEpok
Jan 30 at 16:28
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I am no chemist but are you sure that the comma is correct there? I know
CaMg[CO3]2– Christian Hupfer
Jan 29 at 17:50
Welcome to TeX.Stackexchange!
– samcarter
Jan 29 at 17:50
1
@TheEpok: I totally agree with ChristianHupfer. However, if you definitely insist on using a comma to separate Ca and Mg, you could use
ce{Ca{,}Mg(CO3)2}.– leandriis
Jan 29 at 18:26