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[Doc] Fix typos and formatting in reactions.rst

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Add +M to the three-body reaction's reactants.
Update formatting of species names in the following paragraph.
Update formatting of 'units' arguments.

See Issue 196.
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@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ As a shorthand, if the ``rate_coeff`` field is assigned a sequence of three numb
rate_coeff = [1.0e13, 0, (7.3, 'kcal/mol')] # equivalent to above
The units of the pre-exponential factor *A* can be specified explicitly if
desired. If not specified, they will be constructed using the *quantity*, length,
and time units specified in the units directive. Since the units of *A* depend on
desired. If not specified, they will be constructed using the *quantity*, *length*,
and *time* units specified in the units directive. Since the units of *A* depend on
the reaction order, the units of each reactant concentration (different for bulk
species in solution, surface species, and pure condensed-phase species), and the
units of the rate of progress (different for homogeneous and heterogeneous
@ -158,15 +158,15 @@ A three-body reaction is a gas-phase reaction of the form:
.. math::
{\rm A + B} \rightleftharpoons {\rm AB + M}
{\rm A + B + M} \rightleftharpoons {\rm AB + M}
Here M is an unspecified collision partner that carries away excess energy to
stabilize the AB molecule (forward direction) or supplies energy to break the AB
Here *M* is an unspecified collision partner that carries away excess energy to
stabilize the *AB* molecule (forward direction) or supplies energy to break the *AB*
bond (reverse direction).
Different species may be more or less effective in acting as the collision partner. A species that is much lighter than
A and B may not be able to transfer much of its kinetic energy, and so would be inefficient as a collision partner. On
the other hand, a species with a transition from its ground state that is nearly resonant with one in the AB* activated
*A* and *B* may not be able to transfer much of its kinetic energy, and so would be inefficient as a collision partner. On
the other hand, a species with a transition from its ground state that is nearly resonant with one in the *AB** activated
complex may be much more effective at exchanging energy than would otherwise be expected.
These effects can be accounted for by defining a collision efficiency