Input interpretation
group 10 elements | van der Waals radius
Results
nickel | 163 pm (picometers) palladium | 163 pm (picometers) platinum | 175 pm (picometers) darmstadtium | (unknown)
group 10 elements | van der Waals radius | 163 pm (picometers) (median) (based on 3 values; 1 unavailable)
Ranked values
| | visual | ratios | 3 | nickel | | 0.93 | 1 2 | palladium | | 0.93 | 1 1 | platinum | | 1 | 1.07
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Periodic table location
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 135 pm | highest | 140 pm (palladium) | lowest | 135 pm (nickel and platinum) atomic radius (calculated) | median | 169 pm | highest | 177 pm (platinum) | lowest | 149 pm (nickel) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 136 pm | highest | 139 pm (palladium) | lowest | 124 pm (nickel) van der Waals radius | median | 163 pm | highest | 175 pm (platinum) | lowest | 163 pm (nickel and palladium)
Units
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 )