Input interpretation
diamagnetic elements | van der Waals radius
Summary
median | 183 pm highest | 217 pm (tin) lowest | 120 pm (hydrogen) distribution | | (based on 28 values; 5 unavailable)
Entities with missing values
antimony | beryllium | bismuth | boron | germanium (total: 5)
Plot
Plot
Periodic table location
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 132 pm | highest | 190 pm (thallium) | lowest | 25 pm (hydrogen) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 114 pm | highest | 174 pm (gold) | lowest | 31 pm (helium) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 120 pm | highest | 148 pm (bismuth) | lowest | 28 pm (helium) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 183 pm | highest | 217 pm (tin) | lowest | 120 pm (hydrogen) | distribution |
Units
Distribution plots
(van der Waals radius in picometers)
Van der Waals radius rankings
1 | hydrogen | 120 pm 2 | zinc | 139 pm 3 | helium | 140 pm 4 | copper | 140 pm 5 | neon | 154 pm 6 | nitrogen | 155 pm 7 | mercury | 155 pm 8 | cadmium | 158 pm 9 | gold | 166 pm 10 | carbon | 170 pm ⋮ | | 19 | selenium | 190 pm 20 | indium | 193 pm 21 | thallium | 196 pm 22 | iodine | 198 pm 23 | lead | 202 pm 24 | krypton | 202 pm 25 | tellurium | 206 pm 26 | silicon | 210 pm 27 | xenon | 216 pm 28 | tin | 217 pm (based on 28 values; 5 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median van der Waals radius 183 pm
0.183 nm (nanometers)
1.83×10^-10 meters
7.19×10^-9 inches
1.83 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median van der Waals radius 183 pm
≈ 5.9 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
≈ 7.3 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )