\documentclass[12pt,oneside]{memoir} \usepackage{epsfig} \usepackage{ulem} \begin{document} \begin{equation} \label{rxn} 2Ag(s) + Hg_{2}Cl_{2}(s) = 2AgCl(s) + 2Hg(l) \end{equation} \begin{equation} \label{fhalf} AgCl + e^{-} = Ag + Cl^{-} \hspace{2cc} E^{o} \rightleftharpoons 0.22233V \end{equation} and \begin{equation} \label{lhalf} Hg_{2}Cl_{2} + 2e^{-} \rightleftharpoons 2Hg + 2Cl^{-} \hspace{2cc} E^{o} = 0.26808V \end{equation} Below, we shall take \begin{equation} \label{grosseqn} Hg_{2}Cl_{2} + \xout{2e^{-}} + 2Ag + \xout{2Cl^{-}} \rightleftharpoons 2AgCl + \xout{2e^{-}} + 2Hg + \xout{2Cl^{-}} \end{equation} \end{document}