Input interpretation
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)
Entities with missing values
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
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Periodic table location
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 |
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)
Unit conversions for median van der Waals radius 155 pm
0.155 nm (nanometers)
1.55×10^-10 meters
6.08×10^-9 inches
1.55 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median van der Waals radius 155 pm
≈ 5 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
≈ 6.2 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )