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Unicode Characters

Character Subscript Unicode Superscript Unicode
0 U+2080 U+2070
1 U+2081 ¹ U+00B9
2 U+2082 ² U+00B2
3 U+2083 ³ U+00B3
4 U+2084 U+2074
5 U+2085 U+2075
6 U+2086 U+2076
7 U+2087 U+2077
8 U+2088 U+2078
9 U+2089 U+2079
Plus (+) U+208A U+207A
Minus (−) U+208B U+207B
Equals (=) U+208C U+207C
Parenthesis (() U+208D U+207D
Parenthesis ()) U+208E U+207E


Name Symbol Unicode Common Use
Rightwards Arrow U+2192 Reaction direction (yields)
Rightwards Harpoon U+21A0 Top equilibrium arrow
Leftwards Harpoon U+21BC Bottom equilibrium arrow
Equilibrium Arrows U+21CC Reversible reaction
Degree Sign ° U+00B0 Degrees Celsius (°C), standard state
Greek Delta Δ U+0394 Change in a value (e.g., ΔH)
Middle Dot · U+00B7 Hydrated compounds (e.g., CuSO₄·5H₂O)


Examples:

  • Glucose: C₆H₁₂O₆
  • Sulfate Ion: SO₄²⁻
  • Hydroxide Ion: OH⁻
  • Hydronium Ion: H₃O⁺
  • Carbon-14 Isotope: ¹⁴C
  • A Hydrated Salt: CuSO₄·5H₂O
  • Haber-Bosch Process: N₂ + 3 H₂ ⇌ 2 NH₃
  • Standard Enthalpy of Formation: ΔH°f (This one mixes Markdown italics with Unicode!)
  • Units: kJ mol⁻¹

Chemist’s Note: A key feature of sulfamic acid is that it is a stable, crystalline solid at room temperature, which makes it an excellent primary standard. This means you can weigh it out very accurately to make a solution of a precise concentration, which is then used to determine the exact concentration of another solution (like KOH).

Molarity

\[ \begin{align*} &= 0.150~\class{mjx-molar}{\mathrm{M}} \end{align*} \]

A 0.150 M aqueous solution of HCl…

Span Quantity

12.100 g

Overbar

12.000