It is possible write the two redox half-reactions inside a brace, so as to obtain a thing as in this figure? I'm using chemfig package
1 Answer
Here's my small attempt at creating the half equations.
The code:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage[dvipsnames]{xcolor}
\usepackage{chemmacros}
\begin{document}
\[
\begin{aligned}
{\color{OliveGreen} 3} \\ {\color{OliveGreen} 1}
\end{aligned}%
\left\{%
\begin{aligned}
&\ch{H2S -> S + 2 \el} \\
&\ch{Cr2O7\mch[2] + 6 \el -> 2 Cr\pch[3]}
\end{aligned}
\right.
\]
\centerline{\rule{6cm}{1pt}}
\[
{\color{OliveGreen} 8 \color{blue} \ch{H\pch}} +
{\color{OliveGreen} 3} \ch{H2S + Cr2O7\mch[2] ->}
{\color{OliveGreen} 3} \ch{S + 2 Cr\pch[3] +}
{\color{OliveGreen} 7 \color{blue} \ch{H2O}}
\]
\end{document}
Addendum
If alignment is not a huge issue for the half equations, then \begin{cases}...\end{cases}
is a more succinct answer (Thanks @Moriambar!). In that case (no pun intended), the half equations can be typeset as such:
...
\[
\begin{aligned}
{\color{OliveGreen} 3} \\ {\color{OliveGreen} 1}
\end{aligned}%
\begin{cases} % <------------- NOTE
\ch{H2S -> S + 2 \el} \\
\ch{Cr2O7\mch[2] + 6 \el -> 2 Cr\pch[3]}
\end{cases}
\]
...
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1@Moriambar Yup I think so. It's embarrassing, I initially wanted to align the arrows, which is why I used
aligned
, but later I realised OP's pic is left aligned, so I just shifted the&
s without thinking much. I'll add an addendum, thanks for the comment!– TroyApr 14, 2017 at 9:32 -
1You shouldn't be embarassed: yours is a pretty good answer, I like it Apr 14, 2017 at 9:33