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/// <summary>
/// Add the principal isotope of the element to this chemical formula
/// given its chemical symbol
/// </summary>
/// <param name="symbol">The chemical symbol of the element to add</param>
/// <param name="count">The number of the element to add</param>
public void Add(string symbol, int count)
{
try
{
Isotope isotope = PeriodicTable.GetElement(symbol).PrincipalIsotope;
Add(isotope, count);
}
catch (KeyNotFoundException e)
{
throw new KeyNotFoundException(string.Format("The element symbol '{0}' is not found in the periodic table", symbol), e);
}
}
public int Count(string symbol, int atomicNumber)
{
Isotope isotope = PeriodicTable.GetElement(symbol)[atomicNumber];
return(Count(isotope));
}
public int Count(string symbol)
{
Element element = PeriodicTable.GetElement(symbol);
return(Count(element));
}
/// <summary>
/// Remove all the isotopes of an chemical element represented by the symbol
/// from this chemical formula
/// </summary>
/// <param name="symbol">The symbol of the chemical element to remove</param>
/// <returns>True if the element was present and removed, false otherwise</returns>
public int Remove(string symbol)
{
return(Remove(PeriodicTable.GetElement(symbol)));
}
/// <summary>
/// Remove the principal isotope of the element represented by the symbol
/// from this chemical formula
/// </summary>
/// <param name="symbol">The symbol of the chemical element to remove</param>
/// <param name="count">The number of isotopes to remove</param>
public void Remove(string symbol, int count)
{
Add(PeriodicTable.GetElement(symbol).PrincipalIsotope, -count);
}