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van der Waals radius of metallic elements

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metallic elements | van der Waals radius
metallic elements | van der Waals radius

Summary

median | 179 pm highest | 275 pm (potassium) lowest | 139 pm (zinc) distribution | | (based on 20 values; 74 unavailable)
median | 179 pm highest | 275 pm (potassium) lowest | 139 pm (zinc) distribution | | (based on 20 values; 74 unavailable)

Entities with missing values

beryllium | aluminum | calcium | scandium | titanium | vanadium | chromium | manganese | iron | cobalt | ... (total: 74)
beryllium | aluminum | calcium | scandium | titanium | vanadium | chromium | manganese | iron | cobalt | ... (total: 74)

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Periodic table location

Periodic table location
Periodic table location

Atomic radii properties

atomic radius (empirical) | median | 160 pm  | highest | 260 pm (cesium)  | lowest | 105 pm (beryllium)  | distribution |  atomic radius (calculated) | median | 181 pm  | highest | 298 pm (cesium)  | lowest | 112 pm (beryllium)  | distribution |  covalent radius | median | 165 pm  | highest | 260 pm (francium)  | lowest | 96 pm (beryllium)  | distribution |  van der Waals radius | median | 179 pm  | highest | 275 pm (potassium)  | lowest | 139 pm (zinc)  | distribution |
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 160 pm | highest | 260 pm (cesium) | lowest | 105 pm (beryllium) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 181 pm | highest | 298 pm (cesium) | lowest | 112 pm (beryllium) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 165 pm | highest | 260 pm (francium) | lowest | 96 pm (beryllium) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 179 pm | highest | 275 pm (potassium) | lowest | 139 pm (zinc) | distribution |

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  (van der Waals radius in picometers)
(van der Waals radius in picometers)

Van der Waals radius rankings

1 | zinc | 139 pm 2 | copper | 140 pm 3 | mercury | 155 pm 4 | cadmium | 158 pm 5 | palladium | 163 pm 6 | nickel | 163 pm 7 | gold | 166 pm 8 | silver | 172 pm 9 | magnesium | 173 pm 10 | platinum | 175 pm 11 | lithium | 182 pm 12 | arsenic | 185 pm 13 | uranium | 186 pm 14 | gallium | 187 pm 15 | indium | 193 pm 16 | thallium | 196 pm 17 | lead | 202 pm 18 | tin | 217 pm 19 | sodium | 227 pm 20 | potassium | 275 pm (based on 20 values; 74 unavailable)
1 | zinc | 139 pm 2 | copper | 140 pm 3 | mercury | 155 pm 4 | cadmium | 158 pm 5 | palladium | 163 pm 6 | nickel | 163 pm 7 | gold | 166 pm 8 | silver | 172 pm 9 | magnesium | 173 pm 10 | platinum | 175 pm 11 | lithium | 182 pm 12 | arsenic | 185 pm 13 | uranium | 186 pm 14 | gallium | 187 pm 15 | indium | 193 pm 16 | thallium | 196 pm 17 | lead | 202 pm 18 | tin | 217 pm 19 | sodium | 227 pm 20 | potassium | 275 pm (based on 20 values; 74 unavailable)

Unit conversions for median van der Waals radius 179 pm

0.178 nm (nanometers)
0.178 nm (nanometers)
1.79×10^-10 meters
1.79×10^-10 meters
7.03×10^-9 inches
7.03×10^-9 inches
1.79 Å (ångströms)
1.79 Å (ångströms)

Comparisons for median van der Waals radius 179 pm

 ≈ 5.8 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
≈ 5.8 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
 ≈ 7.1 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )
≈ 7.1 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )