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[Robyn]

I'm using Texworks on a mac to write a report on negative ions. I was told to use \ion to write in my ions (rather than using eg. $H^{-}$) but it doesn't seem to be working. Is there any other way to include ions in my text?

[Johannes_B]

Use package chemformula.

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{chemformula}
\usepackage{chemmacros}
\begin{document}
\ch{H+} is a hydogen ion
 
 
This is in text \ch{2 H+ + O^{2-} <> H2O}, but you can use it
similar to maths equations:
\begin{reaction}2 H+ + O^{2-} <> H2O\end{reaction}
\end{document}

[cgnieder]

I was told to use \ion to write in my ions (rather than using eg. $H^{-}$) but it doesn't seem to be working.

Who told you that? As far as I know there is no package providing an \ion macro…

Regards