Input interpretation
![radioactive elements | van der Waals radius](../image_source/ac46507fe2c2ea6177a1ae017fc64c90.png)
radioactive elements | van der Waals radius
Plot
![Plot](../image_source/73bb51b6b571f98c30247c9ac375b97d.png)
Plot
Periodic table location
![Periodic table location](../image_source/8431f2597ecad3233fb2f346850a27ff.png)
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
![atomic radius (empirical) | median | 180 pm | highest | 215 pm (radium) | lowest | 135 pm (technetium) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 135 pm | highest | 205 pm (promethium) | lowest | 120 pm (radon) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 190 pm | highest | 260 pm (francium) | lowest | 140 pm (polonium) | distribution |](../image_source/2546328749713d9d381ce08dae3f3425.png)
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 180 pm | highest | 215 pm (radium) | lowest | 135 pm (technetium) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 135 pm | highest | 205 pm (promethium) | lowest | 120 pm (radon) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 190 pm | highest | 260 pm (francium) | lowest | 140 pm (polonium) | distribution |
Units
Van der Waals radius rankings
![1 | uranium | 186 pm (based on 1 values; 36 unavailable)](../image_source/af8559b347992757fd1d4e2501227680.png)
1 | uranium | 186 pm (based on 1 values; 36 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median van der Waals radius 186 pm
![0.186 nm (nanometers)](../image_source/e26f5a6e408e09fbbf058988bdf09c93.png)
0.186 nm (nanometers)
![1.86×10^-10 meters](../image_source/30bcb08701b4fc7d5a985c6d799c0897.png)
1.86×10^-10 meters
![7.32×10^-9 inches](../image_source/95a0e0ec13745874b1410df428585456.png)
7.32×10^-9 inches
![1.86 Å (ångströms)](../image_source/b04a25572d4e8df476c9cc657a89bd60.png)
1.86 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median van der Waals radius 186 pm
![≈ 6 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )](../image_source/2ea679ad6721c393f5cf840abd151cfc.png)
≈ 6 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
![≈ 7.4 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )](../image_source/e66a2b172fed156adcdb5b216f095092.png)
≈ 7.4 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )