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Nuclide Notation

I Want the desired output with X enlarged compared to A & Z but when I use the following command 

$^A_Z{\Large X}_N$

It doesn't show desired output.

What could be the possible command to enlarge just a single letter?

Sigur
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kamer_kane
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You can load mathtools and use this code:

$\prescript{A}{Z}{\text{\Large$ X $}}_N$

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Bernard
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I'm using to increase the single letter the package relsize at the page 1:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{relsize}
\begin{document}
${}^{A}_{Z} {\mbox{\Large$X$}}_N$, \quad ${}^{A}_{Z} {\mbox{\larger[3]$X$}}_N$, \quad ${}^{A}_{Z}{\mbox{\larger[6]$X$}}_N$
\end{document}

The output is:

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Sebastiano
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  • I think the OP wants the letter bigger than the normal size. In your example, X has normal size. – Sigur Dec 26 '18 at 20:56
  • @Sigur Aesthetically, that could be a good compromise. If there are any comments they are always welcome. – Sebastiano Dec 26 '18 at 21:07
  • Scaling elements that contain text will result in a sub-optimal choice of character shape, see https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/425453/why-not-scale-elements-that-contain-text. Better start with a font size that is closer to the desired target (e.g. \Large) and scale from there using a smaller scaling factor. This will make the letters easier to read. – samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz Dec 26 '18 at 21:48
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    @Sebastiano, it was not mine, anyway. :-) – Sigur Jan 04 '19 at 12:52