\documentclass{article} \usepackage{rotating} \usepackage{makecell} \usepackage{tabularray} \usepackage[version=4]{mhchem} % <--- new \begin{document} \begin{table} \footnotesize \begin{tblr}{colspec={c *{4}{Q[c,3cm]}}} & \SetCell[c=2]{c} {Chlorination degree of \\ paraffinic compounds $n_{\ce{Cl}}$} & & \SetCell[c=2]{c} {Chlorination degree of \\ olefinic compounds $n_{\ce{Cl}}$} & \\ & non-exposed (0h) & exposed (144h) & non-exposed (0h) & exposed (144h) \\ Non-hydroxylated & $8.80\pm 0.00$ & $9.07\pm 0.00$ & $8.37\pm 0.02$ & $8.55\pm 0.01$ \\ Mono-hydroxylated & $8.31\pm 0.06$ a) & $7.59\pm 0.01$ & $8.31\pm 0.06$ a) & $7.04\pm 0.03$ \\ Di-hydroxylated & n.d. & $6.61\pm 0.04$ & n.d. & $5.23\pm 0.01$ \\ \end{tblr} \end{table} \end{document} Edit: For chemical elements (and formulae) is sensible to employ mhchem package and write symbol for chlorine \ce{Cl} or n-clorine $n_{\ce{Cl}}$.
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