Input interpretation
![period 3 elements | van der Waals radius](../image_source/d8f83b7d7dfacbca8797533f803d282a.png)
period 3 elements | van der Waals radius
Summary
![median | 180 pm highest | 227 pm (sodium) lowest | 173 pm (magnesium) distribution | | (based on 7 values; 1 unavailable)](../image_source/20247fa92bd78c5b8fd511b8153886ad.png)
median | 180 pm highest | 227 pm (sodium) lowest | 173 pm (magnesium) distribution | | (based on 7 values; 1 unavailable)
Entity with missing value
![aluminum](../image_source/c236a4f2e613525599f4485c45101ec0.png)
aluminum
Ranked values
![| | visual | ratios | 7 | magnesium | | 0.76 | 1 6 | chlorine | | 0.77 | 1.01 5 | phosphorus | | 0.79 | 1.04 4 | sulfur | | 0.79 | 1.04 3 | argon | | 0.83 | 1.09 2 | silicon | | 0.93 | 1.21 1 | sodium | | 1 | 1.31](../image_source/85d2d1b6dd510f7ff8973523f7aba767.png)
| | visual | ratios | 7 | magnesium | | 0.76 | 1 6 | chlorine | | 0.77 | 1.01 5 | phosphorus | | 0.79 | 1.04 4 | sulfur | | 0.79 | 1.04 3 | argon | | 0.83 | 1.09 2 | silicon | | 0.93 | 1.21 1 | sodium | | 1 | 1.31
Plot
![Plot](../image_source/002527c72f5762f0acd3ffc4ec8d426e.png)
Plot
Periodic table location
![Periodic table location](../image_source/2efe4b210c55f0a4be72f2a2375dde4f.png)
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
![atomic radius (empirical) | median | 110 pm | highest | 180 pm (sodium) | lowest | 100 pm (3 elements) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 105 pm | highest | 190 pm (sodium) | lowest | 71 pm (argon) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 109 pm | highest | 166 pm (sodium) | lowest | 102 pm (chlorine) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 180 pm | highest | 227 pm (sodium) | lowest | 173 pm (magnesium) | distribution |](../image_source/332ecb17d018631b85b1acc153335996.png)
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 110 pm | highest | 180 pm (sodium) | lowest | 100 pm (3 elements) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 105 pm | highest | 190 pm (sodium) | lowest | 71 pm (argon) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 109 pm | highest | 166 pm (sodium) | lowest | 102 pm (chlorine) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 180 pm | highest | 227 pm (sodium) | lowest | 173 pm (magnesium) | distribution |
Units
Van der Waals radius rankings
![1 | magnesium | 173 pm 2 | chlorine | 175 pm 3 | sulfur | 180 pm 4 | phosphorus | 180 pm 5 | argon | 188 pm 6 | silicon | 210 pm 7 | sodium | 227 pm (based on 7 values; 1 unavailable)](../image_source/eea41db82514a4e42e71ded58e744977.png)
1 | magnesium | 173 pm 2 | chlorine | 175 pm 3 | sulfur | 180 pm 4 | phosphorus | 180 pm 5 | argon | 188 pm 6 | silicon | 210 pm 7 | sodium | 227 pm (based on 7 values; 1 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median van der Waals radius 180 pm
![0.18 nm (nanometers)](../image_source/b21b1a45b4ee082ea90a57de8e2a975d.png)
0.18 nm (nanometers)
![1.8×10^-10 meters](../image_source/84b794308c6798317839935afe04d86b.png)
1.8×10^-10 meters
![7.09×10^-9 inches](../image_source/be3bbef975a57d89e2e8e7f6c09a8a1d.png)
7.09×10^-9 inches
![1.8 Å (ångströms)](../image_source/ea8413e8d8b884f326e0662cd4517bfa.png)
1.8 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median van der Waals radius 180 pm
![≈ 5.8 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )](../image_source/b97868df1da5c3f67dca2c33bb04ca16.png)
≈ 5.8 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
![≈ 7.2 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )](../image_source/7fa5f4f054fc6d6ed9f4febf5321af24.png)
≈ 7.2 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )