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Why are compound formulae not rendering properly using \ce tag?
Basically, everywhere I use the \ce tag on chemistry stack exchange, I get wrong formulae. The subscripts are becoming superscripts while the superscripts are becoming subscripts. Is it just me or is ...
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Extra spacing before mhchem super/subscripts
I'm not entirely sure if this is still the correct platform for mhchem issues, but I've noticed a mildly annoying extra space that occurs just before ...
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Problem in rendering with arrow
Screenshots of MathJax text,
CH3-CHOH ->[H2SO4][\Delta] CH2=CH2
while editing (lower stuffs are cropped):
after editing, on post page (both stuffs are cropped)...
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Two one-sided arrows from mhchem MathJax extension do not render properly upon conversion to pdf
I am using pdfkit-pythonbased on wkhtmltopdfto convert into pdf a text that contains MathJax ...
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MathJax mhchem editor
Is there a tool (application, online service) that helps writing the ugly formatting MathJax + mhchem code? I mean things like just typing Ctrl-B to get the selected text to bold is something else ...
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Is there a site on ChemSE to practice mhchem and mathjax?
Is there a site on ChemSE to practice mhchem and mathjax? Or does one just learn while asking or answering a question.
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Eliminate huge-locant-marked (by \overset) atom side space
Is it possible to elegantly eliminate side whitespace around the base under the overset, which is longer than the base?
E.g. if we wanted to talk about the 123456789th carbon atom of a huge poly(...
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Formatting hints no shown to user
Why are the basic (math/chemical) formatting hints https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/help/notation not always displayed next to the form where users enter new questions, and why is the elementar \ce{...
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Why two different print styles for the x's?
Created the rather nasty markup below. Why are there two different print styles for the x's?
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Introducing: Markdown Shortcuts for Stack Exchange
Inserting Mathjax and making posts look nice is rewarding, but it can often be, well, repetitive and boring :( Well, not any more. I have been testing and improving this userscript for quite some time ...
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What to do if mathrm is hugging physical units?
There was some consensus about how to write physical units from mid-2016 onwards on Chem.SE, as apparent from this post. However, it seems like the damage had already been done by that time.
I say so ...
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Does the rendering of the precipitation and gas symbols need improvement?
Doing some markup and noticed something that annoyed me. I wanted to indicate a precipitate or gas such as:
\begin{array}{ll}
\text{Markup} & \text{Displays}\\\hline
\text{\ce{AgCN v + KNO3}} &...
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Green checkmark or red X with Mathjax/mhchem?
Is there a way to put a green check mark in the body of my text using MathJax/mhchem Syntax?
Or a red X to indicate that this thinking is wrong?
Something like this:
I want to use it while double ...
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Dimensional analysis with chemistry equations on stack exchange?
I know we use Mathjax/mhchem.
What I would like to know, is if its possible to cross out units as part of dimensional analysis.
Here is an example of the desirable effect:
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Mhchem broken on mobile
That's how it looks right now. I don't recall this being a problem earlier. It's like this on other questions as well.
Link to the answer in question: https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/a/55285/...
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