Input interpretation
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)
Entities with missing values
actinium | aluminum | americium | barium | calcium | cerium | cesium | dysprosium | erbium | europium | ... (total: 41)
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Periodic table location
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 |
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)
Unit conversions for median van der Waals radius 179 pm
0.178 nm (nanometers)
1.79×10^-10 meters
7.03×10^-9 inches
1.79 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median van der Waals radius 179 pm
≈ 5.8 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
≈ 7.1 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )