Input interpretation
![metallic elements | van der Waals radius](../image_source/18ca09fa72da6753e2641c55fd2c215c.png)
metallic elements | van der Waals radius
Summary
![median | 179 pm highest | 275 pm (potassium) lowest | 139 pm (zinc) distribution | | (based on 20 values; 74 unavailable)](../image_source/f10f3dc504a89dfe8edd04f56faaf567.png)
median | 179 pm highest | 275 pm (potassium) lowest | 139 pm (zinc) distribution | | (based on 20 values; 74 unavailable)
Entities with missing values
![beryllium | aluminum | calcium | scandium | titanium | vanadium | chromium | manganese | iron | cobalt | ... (total: 74)](../image_source/4c347dbe691d1f3f8db7f7eb233304f8.png)
beryllium | aluminum | calcium | scandium | titanium | vanadium | chromium | manganese | iron | cobalt | ... (total: 74)
Plot
![Plot](../image_source/c267d0c702fc97b8918cdbb5834b6f88.png)
Plot
Periodic table location
![Periodic table location](../image_source/92b5fc6bdc6ddc2257b244d20ef2b222.png)
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
![atomic radius (empirical) | median | 160 pm | highest | 260 pm (cesium) | lowest | 105 pm (beryllium) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 181 pm | highest | 298 pm (cesium) | lowest | 112 pm (beryllium) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 165 pm | highest | 260 pm (francium) | lowest | 96 pm (beryllium) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 179 pm | highest | 275 pm (potassium) | lowest | 139 pm (zinc) | distribution |](../image_source/c1961819bec474a22e9faa764db6097c.png)
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 160 pm | highest | 260 pm (cesium) | lowest | 105 pm (beryllium) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 181 pm | highest | 298 pm (cesium) | lowest | 112 pm (beryllium) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 165 pm | highest | 260 pm (francium) | lowest | 96 pm (beryllium) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 179 pm | highest | 275 pm (potassium) | lowest | 139 pm (zinc) | distribution |
Units
Distribution plots
![(van der Waals radius in picometers)](../image_source/285cf42188c95fdcb105a634b7945f69.png)
(van der Waals radius in picometers)
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 | magnesium | 173 pm 10 | platinum | 175 pm 11 | lithium | 182 pm 12 | arsenic | 185 pm 13 | uranium | 186 pm 14 | gallium | 187 pm 15 | indium | 193 pm 16 | thallium | 196 pm 17 | lead | 202 pm 18 | tin | 217 pm 19 | sodium | 227 pm 20 | potassium | 275 pm (based on 20 values; 74 unavailable)](../image_source/90a4e92a4f2fc369f5d42fdfb3aa3660.png)
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 | magnesium | 173 pm 10 | platinum | 175 pm 11 | lithium | 182 pm 12 | arsenic | 185 pm 13 | uranium | 186 pm 14 | gallium | 187 pm 15 | indium | 193 pm 16 | thallium | 196 pm 17 | lead | 202 pm 18 | tin | 217 pm 19 | sodium | 227 pm 20 | potassium | 275 pm (based on 20 values; 74 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median van der Waals radius 179 pm
![0.178 nm (nanometers)](../image_source/0eaebc1325668c106bd5d930a1f2bd20.png)
0.178 nm (nanometers)
![1.79×10^-10 meters](../image_source/c59d916959c56a0671e65a935d9805cb.png)
1.79×10^-10 meters
![7.03×10^-9 inches](../image_source/50094ab0450357d91272a7bfaf00599a.png)
7.03×10^-9 inches
![1.79 Å (ångströms)](../image_source/2fc10c83fff4fe56d32e1176384984cc.png)
1.79 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median van der Waals radius 179 pm
![≈ 5.8 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )](../image_source/c38f7e36b28adc62919bc496c6c70317.png)
≈ 5.8 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
![≈ 7.1 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )](../image_source/a95b464f1cc2fbfe7c74cec69239eba5.png)
≈ 7.1 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )