Text Formatting ⇒ Superscripts in Front of Letter

[niles]

Hi

How is the most correct way to write a superscript in LaTeX, when it has to come *before* a letter/word? E.g., what is the correct way to write the following?

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\documentclass{article}

\begin{document}
${}^1{S}_0$
\end{document}

Thanks for any help in advance.


Best regards,
Niles.

[localghost]

Depends on the context. What is ${}^1{S}_0$ going to represent?


Thorsten

[niles]

Hi

That was really fast! It is supposed to represent an atomic (ground) state.

[localghost]

Take a look at the mhchem package. The syntax then would be \ce{^1S0}.

[niles]

Thanks!