Input interpretation
![group 12 elements | covalent radius](../image_source/8a46716c49e0194ffdd1a0963ce44e14.png)
group 12 elements | covalent radius
Results
![zinc | 122 pm (picometers) cadmium | 144 pm (picometers) mercury | 132 pm (picometers) copernicium | (unknown)](../image_source/35c5a7007a3045e331e14f3b350bc805.png)
zinc | 122 pm (picometers) cadmium | 144 pm (picometers) mercury | 132 pm (picometers) copernicium | (unknown)
![group 12 elements | covalent radius | 132 pm (picometers) (median) (based on 3 values; 1 unavailable)](../image_source/fdeaac132618fc6a132164debfcdc452.png)
group 12 elements | covalent radius | 132 pm (picometers) (median) (based on 3 values; 1 unavailable)
Ranked values
![| | visual | ratios | 3 | zinc | | 0.85 | 1 2 | mercury | | 0.92 | 1.08 1 | cadmium | | 1 | 1.18](../image_source/e1f29ec505aa160e2681a621b217ec65.png)
| | visual | ratios | 3 | zinc | | 0.85 | 1 2 | mercury | | 0.92 | 1.08 1 | cadmium | | 1 | 1.18
Plot
![Plot](../image_source/37cdf33fd222e7baaf5b1d9ec89170ec.png)
Plot
Periodic table location
![Periodic table location](../image_source/ba5840efe56f15f636c10bf662ac31c4.png)
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
![atomic radius (empirical) | median | 150 pm | highest | 155 pm (cadmium) | lowest | 135 pm (zinc) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 161 pm | highest | 171 pm (mercury) | lowest | 142 pm (zinc) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 132 pm | highest | 144 pm (cadmium) | lowest | 122 pm (zinc) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 155 pm | highest | 158 pm (cadmium) | lowest | 139 pm (zinc)](../image_source/b7a3e58d4ec54e4daa49b1bfb0642ebf.png)
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 150 pm | highest | 155 pm (cadmium) | lowest | 135 pm (zinc) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 161 pm | highest | 171 pm (mercury) | lowest | 142 pm (zinc) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 132 pm | highest | 144 pm (cadmium) | lowest | 122 pm (zinc) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 155 pm | highest | 158 pm (cadmium) | lowest | 139 pm (zinc)
Units
Unit conversions for median covalent radius 132 pm
![0.132 nm (nanometers)](../image_source/ed592a27bc956f0385bb01005e787c18.png)
0.132 nm (nanometers)
![1.32×10^-10 meters](../image_source/5307080e1a10456134fc6193a92c53d9.png)
1.32×10^-10 meters
![5.2×10^-9 inches](../image_source/236c2f2e2b1b4dc9851b07038af173fc.png)
5.2×10^-9 inches
![1.32 Å (ångströms)](../image_source/bc44142afea5b3aaae3e54796041913b.png)
1.32 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median covalent radius 132 pm
![≈ 4.3 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )](../image_source/d53a9a04ad31a73c636331422deb9fbe.png)
≈ 4.3 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
![≈ 5.3 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )](../image_source/ec1cae1cd42fe8035b1805e93188a931.png)
≈ 5.3 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )