Input interpretation
![paramagnetic elements | van der Waals radius](../image_source/f592b5bafb85bb42f4cef06d0a168437.png)
paramagnetic elements | van der Waals radius
Summary
![median | 179 pm highest | 275 pm (potassium) lowest | 152 pm (oxygen) distribution | | (based on 8 values; 41 unavailable)](../image_source/c073b6bf8fa43b7715420876ac2b614b.png)
median | 179 pm highest | 275 pm (potassium) lowest | 152 pm (oxygen) distribution | | (based on 8 values; 41 unavailable)
Entities with missing values
![actinium | aluminum | americium | barium | calcium | cerium | cesium | dysprosium | erbium | europium | ... (total: 41)](../image_source/97e20274a428da4ba62fd8ab221db9cd.png)
actinium | aluminum | americium | barium | calcium | cerium | cesium | dysprosium | erbium | europium | ... (total: 41)
Plot
![Plot](../image_source/f711d50d8e170fbec7ae6004de31fa5c.png)
Plot
Periodic table location
![Periodic table location](../image_source/1ef16fc3e6cb7da6e5e9e6b7361b6cdc.png)
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
![atomic radius (empirical) | median | 175 pm | highest | 260 pm (cesium) | lowest | 60 pm (oxygen) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 198 pm | highest | 298 pm (cesium) | lowest | 48 pm (oxygen) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 180 pm | highest | 244 pm (cesium) | lowest | 66 pm (oxygen) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 179 pm | highest | 275 pm (potassium) | lowest | 152 pm (oxygen) | distribution |](../image_source/6984d5a7aecbb53008564b0c732507b4.png)
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 175 pm | highest | 260 pm (cesium) | lowest | 60 pm (oxygen) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 198 pm | highest | 298 pm (cesium) | lowest | 48 pm (oxygen) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 180 pm | highest | 244 pm (cesium) | lowest | 66 pm (oxygen) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 179 pm | highest | 275 pm (potassium) | lowest | 152 pm (oxygen) | distribution |
Units
Van der Waals radius rankings
![1 | oxygen | 152 pm 2 | palladium | 163 pm 3 | magnesium | 173 pm 4 | platinum | 175 pm 5 | lithium | 182 pm 6 | uranium | 186 pm 7 | sodium | 227 pm 8 | potassium | 275 pm (based on 8 values; 41 unavailable)](../image_source/04c3d0b0821ef3c2f2e4d9fd0cceb48b.png)
1 | oxygen | 152 pm 2 | palladium | 163 pm 3 | magnesium | 173 pm 4 | platinum | 175 pm 5 | lithium | 182 pm 6 | uranium | 186 pm 7 | sodium | 227 pm 8 | potassium | 275 pm (based on 8 values; 41 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median van der Waals radius 179 pm
![0.178 nm (nanometers)](../image_source/d08176da3d9135aee1f3756a4a10e9c3.png)
0.178 nm (nanometers)
![1.79×10^-10 meters](../image_source/6de2470f9e2f6c57d867d4e78f44a096.png)
1.79×10^-10 meters
![7.03×10^-9 inches](../image_source/9da6a1f3995bafec2eca31947a46947d.png)
7.03×10^-9 inches
![1.79 Å (ångströms)](../image_source/4e984257dd69770e0c11f3f8c582231a.png)
1.79 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median van der Waals radius 179 pm
![≈ 5.8 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )](../image_source/ce43ea66bd1f9dc498808fd5981f91d4.png)
≈ 5.8 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
![≈ 7.1 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )](../image_source/f35131198d51c0d24c83c2fa9694ccf7.png)
≈ 7.1 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )