Input interpretation
d-block elements | van der Waals radius
Summary
median | 163 pm highest | 175 pm (platinum) lowest | 139 pm (zinc) distribution | | (based on 9 values; 31 unavailable)
Entities with missing values
scandium | titanium | vanadium | chromium | manganese | iron | cobalt | yttrium | zirconium | niobium | ... (total: 31)
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Periodic table location
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 140 pm | highest | 180 pm (yttrium) | lowest | 130 pm (ruthenium and osmium) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 176 pm | highest | 217 pm (lutetium) | lowest | 142 pm (zinc) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 144 pm | highest | 190 pm (yttrium) | lowest | 122 pm (zinc) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 163 pm | highest | 175 pm (platinum) | lowest | 139 pm (zinc) | distribution |
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Van der Waals radius rankings
1 | zinc | 139 pm 2 | copper | 140 pm 3 | mercury | 155 pm 4 | cadmium | 158 pm 5 | palladium | 163 pm 6 | nickel | 163 pm 7 | gold | 166 pm 8 | silver | 172 pm 9 | platinum | 175 pm (based on 9 values; 31 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median van der Waals radius 163 pm
0.163 nm (nanometers)
1.63×10^-10 meters
6.42×10^-9 inches
1.63 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median van der Waals radius 163 pm
≈ 5.3 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
≈ 6.5 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )