Input interpretation
precious metals | atomic radius
Summary
median | 135 pm highest | 160 pm (silver) lowest | 130 pm (ruthenium and osmium) distribution |
Units
Ranked values
| | visual | ratios | 8 | ruthenium | | 0.81 | 1 7 | osmium | | 0.81 | 1 6 | rhodium | | 0.84 | 1.04 5 | iridium | | 0.84 | 1.04 4 | platinum | | 0.84 | 1.04 3 | gold | | 0.84 | 1.04 2 | palladium | | 0.88 | 1.08 1 | silver | | 1 | 1.23
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Periodic table location
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 135 pm | highest | 160 pm (silver) | lowest | 130 pm (ruthenium and osmium) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 176 pm | highest | 185 pm (osmium) | lowest | 165 pm (silver) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 142 pm | highest | 146 pm (ruthenium) | lowest | 136 pm (platinum and gold) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 169 pm | highest | 175 pm (platinum) | lowest | 163 pm (palladium) | distribution |
Units
Atomic radius rankings
1 | osmium | 130 pm 2 | ruthenium | 130 pm 3 | gold | 135 pm 4 | platinum | 135 pm 5 | iridium | 135 pm 6 | rhodium | 135 pm 7 | palladium | 140 pm 8 | silver | 160 pm
Unit conversions for median atomic radius 135 pm
0.135 nm (nanometers)
1.35×10^-10 meters
5.31×10^-9 inches
1.35 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median atomic radius 135 pm
≈ 4.4 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
≈ 5.4 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )