Input interpretation
group 12 elements | atomic diameter
Results
zinc | 270 pm (picometers) cadmium | 310 pm (picometers) mercury | 300 pm (picometers) copernicium | (data not available)
group 12 elements | atomic diameter | 300 pm (picometers) (median) (based on 3 values; 1 unavailable)
Ranked values
| | visual | ratios | 3 | zinc | | 0.87 | 1 2 | mercury | | 0.97 | 1.11 1 | cadmium | | 1 | 1.15
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Periodic table location
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)
Units
Unit conversions for median atomic diameter 300 pm
0.3 nm (nanometers)
3×10^-10 meters
1.18×10^-8 inches
3 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median atomic diameter 300 pm
≈ 0.3 × carbon nanotube diameter ( ≈ 1 nm )
≈ 0.88 × diameter of a carbon atom ( ≈ 340 pm )
≈ (0.00299 to 4) × diameter of a molecule ( 0.74 to 1000 Å )