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Correct terminology for the arrow in an equation?
My *very* strict chemistry teacher always stresses that he wants his students to use "yield" or "yields when expressing an equation verbally. The problem is I forgot which one is the correct one.
I always thought it was yield but the equation editor in Microsoft Word uses "yields" over the arrow!?
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- The FirmLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
Its the tense in which you are using the term, if your talking prior to the event you would say
"I expect my result would yield this result"
Or after the event to report you would use yields
"After conducting my tests I found that the mixtures yields these results"
I would not penalise any of my students for using these terms, they are perfectly acceptable
Source(s): Computer science and communications specialist lecturer in Applied Physics - Gervald FLv 71 decade ago
If your chemistry teacher is that strict, he will know the rules of grammar:
One chemical yields. Two (or more) chemicals yield.
