Input interpretation
metalloids | van der Waals radius
Summary
median | 206 pm highest | 210 pm (silicon) lowest | 185 pm (arsenic) distribution | | (based on 3 values; 5 unavailable)
Entities with missing values
boron | germanium | antimony | polonium | tennessine (total: 5)
Ranked values
| | visual | ratios | 3 | arsenic | | 0.88 | 1 2 | tellurium | | 0.98 | 1.11 1 | silicon | | 1 | 1.14
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Periodic table location
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 125 pm | highest | 190 pm (polonium) | lowest | 85 pm (boron) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 123 pm | highest | 135 pm (polonium) | lowest | 87 pm (boron) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 120 pm | highest | 140 pm (polonium) | lowest | 84 pm (boron) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 206 pm | highest | 210 pm (silicon) | lowest | 185 pm (arsenic) | distribution |
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Van der Waals radius rankings
1 | arsenic | 185 pm 2 | tellurium | 206 pm 3 | silicon | 210 pm (based on 3 values; 5 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median van der Waals radius 206 pm
0.206 nm (nanometers)
2.06×10^-10 meters
8.11×10^-9 inches
2.06 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median van der Waals radius 206 pm
≈ 6.6 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
≈ 8.2 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )