Input interpretation
![period 2 elements | van der Waals radius](../image_source/d35cd21ae38114c5567988169819691b.png)
period 2 elements | van der Waals radius
Summary
![median | 155 pm highest | 182 pm (lithium) lowest | 147 pm (fluorine) distribution | | (based on 6 values; 2 unavailable)](../image_source/0a2ab5137f444c3aabcff227837ef83d.png)
median | 155 pm highest | 182 pm (lithium) lowest | 147 pm (fluorine) distribution | | (based on 6 values; 2 unavailable)
Entities with missing values
![beryllium | boron (total: 2)](../image_source/8266697e639b0dcf5058d7b2c06856b6.png)
beryllium | boron (total: 2)
Ranked values
![| | visual | ratios | 6 | fluorine | | 0.81 | 1 5 | oxygen | | 0.84 | 1.03 4 | neon | | 0.85 | 1.05 3 | nitrogen | | 0.85 | 1.05 2 | carbon | | 0.93 | 1.16 1 | lithium | | 1 | 1.24](../image_source/e95f3cb774e5aca03a7de0d80aa489fe.png)
| | visual | ratios | 6 | fluorine | | 0.81 | 1 5 | oxygen | | 0.84 | 1.03 4 | neon | | 0.85 | 1.05 3 | nitrogen | | 0.85 | 1.05 2 | carbon | | 0.93 | 1.16 1 | lithium | | 1 | 1.24
Plot
![Plot](../image_source/520800f13c9f3400ae7244caf0bd91a8.png)
Plot
Periodic table location
![Periodic table location](../image_source/3815fdf73db476781b64a1b5410f0630.png)
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
![atomic radius (empirical) | median | 70 pm | highest | 145 pm (lithium) | lowest | 50 pm (fluorine) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 62 pm | highest | 167 pm (lithium) | lowest | 38 pm (neon) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 74 pm | highest | 128 pm (lithium) | lowest | 57 pm (fluorine and neon) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 155 pm | highest | 182 pm (lithium) | lowest | 147 pm (fluorine) | distribution |](../image_source/ea92ed3cd46fa25b8b724ff23e96e56b.png)
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 70 pm | highest | 145 pm (lithium) | lowest | 50 pm (fluorine) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 62 pm | highest | 167 pm (lithium) | lowest | 38 pm (neon) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 74 pm | highest | 128 pm (lithium) | lowest | 57 pm (fluorine and neon) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 155 pm | highest | 182 pm (lithium) | lowest | 147 pm (fluorine) | distribution |
Units
Van der Waals radius rankings
![1 | fluorine | 147 pm 2 | oxygen | 152 pm 3 | neon | 154 pm 4 | nitrogen | 155 pm 5 | carbon | 170 pm 6 | lithium | 182 pm (based on 6 values; 2 unavailable)](../image_source/0df08a01bf16543ba0cdf42c2aa135c9.png)
1 | fluorine | 147 pm 2 | oxygen | 152 pm 3 | neon | 154 pm 4 | nitrogen | 155 pm 5 | carbon | 170 pm 6 | lithium | 182 pm (based on 6 values; 2 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median van der Waals radius 155 pm
![0.155 nm (nanometers)](../image_source/1eab34abcd22171fb0e41607a072a97e.png)
0.155 nm (nanometers)
![1.55×10^-10 meters](../image_source/8cbe04b2071020ba712b94af1b979ca5.png)
1.55×10^-10 meters
![6.08×10^-9 inches](../image_source/c645611eb7e32f18da889831a007bb70.png)
6.08×10^-9 inches
![1.55 Å (ångströms)](../image_source/27d8bccc86ebd44adc6cb31f5b6537c4.png)
1.55 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median van der Waals radius 155 pm
![≈ 5 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )](../image_source/1112802dcc212dbbca1198b3e65172ff.png)
≈ 5 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
![≈ 6.2 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )](../image_source/bda4c50d5205ad518767f4e16ee6f4a6.png)
≈ 6.2 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )