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van der Waals radius of carbon vs silicon

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

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carbon | 170 pm (picometers) silicon | 210 pm (picometers)
carbon | 170 pm (picometers) silicon | 210 pm (picometers)

Relative values

 | visual | ratios | | comparisons carbon | | 0.81 | 1 | 19% smaller silicon | | 1 | 1.24 | 24% larger
| visual | ratios | | comparisons carbon | | 0.81 | 1 | 19% smaller silicon | | 1 | 1.24 | 24% larger

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Periodic table location

Periodic table location
Periodic table location

Atomic radii properties

 | carbon | silicon atomic radius (empirical) | 70 pm | 110 pm atomic radius (calculated) | 67 pm | 111 pm covalent radius | 76 pm | 111 pm van der Waals radius | 170 pm | 210 pm
| carbon | silicon atomic radius (empirical) | 70 pm | 110 pm atomic radius (calculated) | 67 pm | 111 pm covalent radius | 76 pm | 111 pm van der Waals radius | 170 pm | 210 pm

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