Questions tagged [mhchem]
mhchem is a bundle for typesetting chemical formulae and Risk and Safety Phrases.
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Mhchem and chemgreek error
Having problems with the mhchem package, which I have not used before. Simply including the package and creating an otherwise blank document yields several errors regarding the chemgreek package, ...
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Convert .tex to .docx using pandoc when using the mchem package
I use pandoc to convert .tex file to .docx.
However, the document is not converted properly when it uses the package mhchem.
Indeed, I then get this error:
unexpected "{"
expecting "%", "\\label"...
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what is wrong in this reaction?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[version=4]{mhchem}
\usepackage{siunitx}
\usepackage{isotope}
\begin{document}
\section{Decay mode of \ce{Be isotope}}
$\ce{^4_2Be -> [5x10^3}{ns}][{1.37 MeV}] ^...
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LyX gives undefined control sequence in expl3 with mhchem
I've recently started to use LyX with mhchem to typeset chemical formula, and everything works fine when using pdflatex from the command line, but for some reason LyX will throw an error about a bad ...
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What does this error message mean, and what is causing it?
immediately after I added the mhchem package (version 4) into my document on overleaf, this error message popped up. Does anyone have any ideas as to why this error occurring, and what it's saying? (...
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mhchem - bold part of equation typeset with \ce{}
I'm trying to typeset a chemical equation using the mhchem package, and I want to bold just one part of the equation (to emphasize the product, in this case).
If I type \ce{a A + b B -> c \textbf{...
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How can I align all my mhchem v4 reactions in LaTeX to the left of the page rather than have them centred
so i have a whole bunch of reactions that i want to align to the left of the page rather than in the center, now it looks like this:
.
I do still need the reactions to be numbered
So I would like ...
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Chemical reaction
Good morning, everyone,
I am a Bachelor of Science in Physics student, and I would like to be able to reproduce the routing of this example here on Latex, not necessarily draw the molecules, I learn ...
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Incompatibility of Nexus Style Class and mhchem
I was very impressed with the nexus style class on the latex showcase (see here). Unfortunately when I tried to implement it, I needed to load the mhchem package and when doing so, the tabs at the ...
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Curved double arrow in tikz?
High all, this is related to a previous question I asked (see here). I would like to make the double arrow between the alcohol and the amine curved (annotated with blue nodes above and below the arrow)...
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Drawing a Chemical Reactions Flow Chart
I know I should probably separate the questions into multiple stems but I don't want to spam. I am attempting to recreate this diagram but there are a few parts I am unsure of:
Here is my code for ...
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How do I reduce spacing between 2 segments of a line in a multiple alignment environment?
Currently, there is a large gap between the 2 segments of a line, causing its index to be pushed to the following line. How can I prevent this?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\...
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Presenting a nuclear reaction in LaTeX
I wanted to know what is the best way to present a nuclear reaction with the exponents and index of the atoms A and Z being in front of the element?
Thanks in advance.
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How to conveniently use textmode brackets in a mathmode \ce command (XeLaTeX)?
I'm preparing a thesis for publication, and the publisher requires the use of a font with old style numerals in textmode. This results in old style numerals being used when I use the \ce command. No ...
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Mhchem arrows length
Is it somehow possible to change the default length of arrows in chemical reactions using
mhchem? In particular I would need to reduce its length, both for single and for double (equilibrium) arrows. ...
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Environment for chemical reaction with reference
I need a chemical reaction environment, numbered and able to be referenced/labeled. It must also that is consistent with equation in its looks.
I have read many questions and my code is an adaptation ...
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Undefined control sequence with mhchem package [closed]
I am using chemical reactions and formula in my document. However, I am getting a compiler error " undefined control sequence when using \usepackage{mhchem}. If remove \usepackage{mhchem}, my document ...
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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 ...
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Numbers immediately after operator subscripted in mhchem environment
The following is the output of this MWE:
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage[version=4]{mhchem}
\usepackage{siunitx}
\begin{document}
\ce{a = 2 \times 3}\\
\ce{a = 2 \div 3}\\
\ce{a = 2 \times ...
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using absolute value symbol in mhchem \ce environment
I am trying to use the absolute value symbol in the \ce{} environment provided by the mhchem package, but the value is converted to a horizontal line. Is there a way to escape the symbol so that it ...
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Conflict between diffcoeff and mhchem
I notice recently a conflict between the packages diffcoeff and mhchem.
For this file :
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{diffcoeff}
\...
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Drawing both bonds and valence electrons
Is there any package for drawing valence electrons?
MWE
\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{chemformula}
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}{Lewis ...
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Combining mhchem and chemnum with an optional argument? [duplicate]
I am trying to combine two packages in to a new command. The problem I have come across is when trying to add an optional parameter.
I want to be able to have 2 parameters with the second parameter ...
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mhchem - adding more than two conditions/steps to reaction arrow in chemical equation
mhchem has support for denoting reaction conditions/steps above and below the reaction arrow using the following format:
\ce{A + B ->[text above][text below] C}
Is there a nice way to add ...
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Difficulties obtaining math (italic) style in mhchem aligned equations with unicode-math
This looks like a unicode-math bug to me, but perhaps an expert here can confirm this.
I am presently using the Libertinus math font family with luatex for my PhD thesis. For chemical equations, I am ...
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Weird arrows with mhchem - Bug in package, font or LuaTeX?
I am using the mhchem package with the Libertinus font family in my PhD thesis.
When typesetting with LuaTeX, there are some weird issues with arrows depicting reactions. Here is the MWE to ...
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Mhchem errors in LyX: kernel/command not defined and undefined control sequence
I'm using MiKTeX (Console) 2.9.6673 on a Windows 10 Pro. Consider the following minimal-not-working-example.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{mhchem}
\begin{document}
\ce{H2O}
\end{document}
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Removing horizontal space around \textperiodcentered
I would like to write a chemical formula, either using \ce{} from the mhchem package or without. It contains a dot like the multiplication sign \cdot from math. It means that for example Li is ...
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mchem Double Subscript Error [closed]
I've had a look at the other double subscript error questions here and they don't seen to solve my error. When I simplify what I want the suggested answer works, but then I don't get what I would like ...
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Constructing a command for Physical Dimension - parsing character by character
I wish to have a dedicated command for printing physical dimension. Something like \phydimen{M2L-3T-1}. This should output the same as $\textrm{M}^2\textrm{L}^{-3}\textrm{T}^{-1}$.
I find that the \...
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Coloring only one side of the two sided arrow of mhchem [closed]
For showing a reversible reaction with mhchem package one uses \ce{<=>}. Now if I want to color one of the two sides by a different color (so not both directions of this two-sided arrow having ...
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How to get chemical equations with diagonal arrows
I have a small working example
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage[version=4]{mhchem}
\begin{document}
\begin{gather*}
\ce{
S + E_1 <=> SE_1 -> P + E_1 \\ S + ...
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mhchem bond in short caption causes error
I am trying to use mhchem inside the short caption for a number of figures and tables, and it is interfering with the thesis class I'm required to use (pittetd). It only happens when forming the list ...
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How to make a chemical diagram with mhchem
I need to write two symbols one below the other, and I referred to the following posts:
How to write something vertically below another math symbol
How to write below/above the text in LaTeX?
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Use of mhchem and chemformula inside a glossary entry
The following MWE where a glossary entry with a chemical formula defined with mhchem renders as expected with 0 errors:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[modules={all}]{chemmacros}
\usepackage[...
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Strange interaction between fontspec and mhchem
I use the mhchem package for chemical formulas (with XeTeX). For one year or so, I’ve been experiencing some really strange bugs, seemingly without reason. Some characters in the chemical formulas, ...
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How to use `MathJax mhchem \pu{}` command in LaTex?
As title says I would like to use MathJax mhchem \pu{} command in my LaTeX document. FYI it is widely used in chemistry stackexchange for putting units.
But when used I get the error:
Undefined ...
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Adjust Spacing Around Bonds in mhchem Using Other Fonts
I just realized that the bonds in the \ce{...} command get spaces around them in text-mode, when changing the documents font using fontspec to f.e. Linux Libertine O. Due to the spaces, the double ...
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Use of glossaries inside mhchem and chemformula
I noticed that when I use glossaries package with mhchem (inside \ce{...}), the abbreviation is always italicized (which is undesired), whereas with chemformula everything works as expected (\ch{...})....
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chemformula: reaction arrows not displayed
lately I've been having trouble with chemical equations in the reaction-environment. To be specific, neither reaction arrows nor hyphens are displayed after compiling the pdf. Instead, a blank space ...
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Problem with chemistry packages
I have been using \usepackage{mhchem} to write chemical equations. Now I want to use also \usepackage{chemformula}. But when I use the second package it appears that LaTeX doesn't understand the ...
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Simplified formatting of NMR data
For my thesis I have to format NMR data. The assignment of individual signals can be done either by numbering the atoms in the molecule or by writing down part of its structure as a molecular formular ...
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Want to make the following forked arrows using mhchem and chemfig and arrow
I have a figure which i want to do using mhchem and chemfig package. Is it possible to make forked arrows using mhchem/chemfig? Please help. I do not have any MWE created for this sort of figure.
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mhchem vs expl3 bug
Does anybody know how to fix this problem with mhchem package?
! Undefined control sequence.
<argument> \l__mhchem_cg_isScript_bool
Recently I've found this part of mhchem.sty code:
\...
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Irregular spacing with mhchem commands [duplicate]
Consider the following MWE:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{mhchem}
\begin{document}
\ce{{}^3He} has a higher vapour pressure, and therefore a lower boiling point,
than \ce{{}^4He}: the result ...
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Lowercase gamma in mhchem environment with fontspec [closed]
I'm trying to use \gamma inside the mhchem environment, and it refuses to render the correct glyph. Alpha and beta work, as does Uppercase \Gamma. I have tried this with other fonts e.g. Roboto and ...
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Alignment within enumerate environment and mhchem
I'm trying to create a question sheet for pupils in which they fill out the proton and atomic numbers of elements after they undergo radioactive decay.
I have succeeded in using the mhchem ...
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Empty boxes in mhchem environment
I'm writing a radioactive decay worksheet for my students, and I want them to be able to fill in radioactive decay equations themselves.
I've tried to make it so that there are some empty boxes for ...
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Is rotating bonds possible in mhchem?
I'm doing bonds using mhchem and I'm wondering if I can rotate a bond by X degrees. Is there a way?
Im using mhchem inline: \ce{A\bond{3}B(<I want to insert an angle here>)\bond{2}C}.
Thank ...
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Insert a colon in a chemical compound using mhchem or any other chem package available in MikTeX
New to LaTeX. I have only been using it for two weeks. I checked if this question was asked before. Can't find anything. I want to add a colon between the Al and NH3. At the moment all I can think of ...
