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van der Waals radius of carbon

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carbon | van der Waals radius
carbon | van der Waals radius

Result

170 pm (picometers)
170 pm (picometers)

Periodic table location

Periodic table location
Periodic table location

Atomic radii properties

atomic radius (empirical) | 70 pm atomic radius (calculated) | 67 pm covalent radius | 76 pm van der Waals radius | 170 pm
atomic radius (empirical) | 70 pm atomic radius (calculated) | 67 pm covalent radius | 76 pm van der Waals radius | 170 pm

Units

Unit conversions

0.17 nm (nanometers)
0.17 nm (nanometers)
1.7×10^-10 meters
1.7×10^-10 meters
6.69×10^-9 inches
6.69×10^-9 inches
1.7 Å (ångströms)
1.7 Å (ångströms)

Comparisons as atomic radius

 ≈ 5.5 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
≈ 5.5 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
 ≈ 6.8 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )
≈ 6.8 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )