Input interpretation
period 6 elements | van der Waals radius
Summary
median | 175 pm highest | 202 pm (lead) lowest | 155 pm (mercury) distribution | | (based on 5 values; 27 unavailable)
Entities with missing values
cesium | barium | lanthanum | cerium | praseodymium | neodymium | promethium | samarium | europium | gadolinium | ... (total: 27)
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Periodic table location
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 175 pm | highest | 260 pm (cesium) | lowest | 130 pm (osmium) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 205 pm | highest | 298 pm (cesium) | lowest | 120 pm (radon) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 187 pm | highest | 244 pm (cesium) | lowest | 132 pm (mercury) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 175 pm | highest | 202 pm (lead) | lowest | 155 pm (mercury) | distribution |
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Van der Waals radius rankings
1 | mercury | 155 pm 2 | gold | 166 pm 3 | platinum | 175 pm 4 | thallium | 196 pm 5 | lead | 202 pm (based on 5 values; 27 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median van der Waals radius 175 pm
0.175 nm (nanometers)
1.75×10^-10 meters
6.89×10^-9 inches
1.75 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median van der Waals radius 175 pm
≈ 5.6 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
≈ 7 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )