Input interpretation
![f-block elements | van der Waals radius](../image_source/2f78415ea8b8df8977aa71d919c1bdef.png)
f-block elements | van der Waals radius
Plot
![Plot](../image_source/867ff8c88f6fa5c6530e5a9ac21cf96d.png)
Plot
Periodic table location
![Periodic table location](../image_source/6ce9e3bf3c4820aba4d73369d9529105.png)
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
![atomic radius (empirical) | median | 180 pm | highest | 195 pm (lanthanum and actinium) | lowest | 175 pm (10 elements) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 226 pm | highest | 247 pm (praseodymium) | lowest | 205 pm (promethium) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 196 pm | highest | 215 pm (actinium) | lowest | 169 pm (curium) | distribution |](../image_source/ade32a67ff9f011a4fbdf94c98ab071e.png)
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 180 pm | highest | 195 pm (lanthanum and actinium) | lowest | 175 pm (10 elements) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 226 pm | highest | 247 pm (praseodymium) | lowest | 205 pm (promethium) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 196 pm | highest | 215 pm (actinium) | lowest | 169 pm (curium) | distribution |
Units
Van der Waals radius rankings
![1 | uranium | 186 pm (based on 1 values; 27 unavailable)](../image_source/6f9f3344866110c8b71fc350070769d8.png)
1 | uranium | 186 pm (based on 1 values; 27 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median van der Waals radius 186 pm
![0.186 nm (nanometers)](../image_source/6936ce31bfd2974a63a40e691fddf38a.png)
0.186 nm (nanometers)
![1.86×10^-10 meters](../image_source/3df20667b0696ef183e8a46d486f05f2.png)
1.86×10^-10 meters
![7.32×10^-9 inches](../image_source/8afb1240d02d9cf2b9978bd1c0cf439a.png)
7.32×10^-9 inches
![1.86 Å (ångströms)](../image_source/7693f09caa74a39faf41db024520792a.png)
1.86 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median van der Waals radius 186 pm
![≈ 6 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )](../image_source/23e74cc527ddf3e8506d2978422f185a.png)
≈ 6 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
![≈ 7.4 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )](../image_source/eac0fe02667b053eb20948e9611dd952.png)
≈ 7.4 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )