Chemical Reaction Syntax

Description

• Reactants are separated from products by '->'.
• Individual reactants and products are separated by '  +' (leading space is obligatory).
• Numbers preceding the first symbol of a chemical specie are considered to be stoichiometric coefficients.
• Numbers appearing after the first symbol of a chemical specie are considered to be subscripts.
• Superscripts are initialized by '^' and terminated by a space.
• Ionic charges are superscripts composed of a number followed by a sign (i.e. '^2+').

Examples

• Ca(NO₃)₂ is written as:
      Ca(NO3)2
• OH^- + H₃O⁺ → 2H₂O is written as:
      OH^- + H3O^+ -> 2H2O
• [Co(H₂O)₆]²⁺ + 4Cl^- → [CoCl₄]^2- + 6H₂O is written as:
      [Co(H2O)6]^2+ + 4Cl^- -> [CoCl4]^2- + 6H2O
• ³₁H + ²₁H → ⁴₂He + ¹₀n is written as:
      ^3 1H + ^2 1H -> ^4 2He + ^1 0n