Input interpretation
![group 2 elements | van der Waals radius](../image_source/b28252961a857931e56b1489baf78367.png)
group 2 elements | van der Waals radius
Plot
![Plot](../image_source/6128443876194e67510a432d1b4707e0.png)
Plot
Periodic table location
![Periodic table location](../image_source/a34719f118538add9461b85e383dd2aa.png)
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
![atomic radius (empirical) | median | 190 pm | highest | 215 pm (barium and radium) | lowest | 105 pm (beryllium) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 194 pm | highest | 253 pm (barium) | lowest | 112 pm (beryllium) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 186 pm | highest | 221 pm (radium) | lowest | 96 pm (beryllium) | distribution |](../image_source/54938e63e0d60f0097e4721d046bb346.png)
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 190 pm | highest | 215 pm (barium and radium) | lowest | 105 pm (beryllium) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 194 pm | highest | 253 pm (barium) | lowest | 112 pm (beryllium) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 186 pm | highest | 221 pm (radium) | lowest | 96 pm (beryllium) | distribution |
Units
Van der Waals radius rankings
![1 | magnesium | 173 pm (based on 1 values; 5 unavailable)](../image_source/0c1ed73477ab0cea3ccce850982ab662.png)
1 | magnesium | 173 pm (based on 1 values; 5 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median van der Waals radius 173 pm
![0.173 nm (nanometers)](../image_source/c1cf8ac7d3b8c1f2e69a3ab249f97153.png)
0.173 nm (nanometers)
![1.73×10^-10 meters](../image_source/7abab3587f0ec8ae16c0cb62a288891b.png)
1.73×10^-10 meters
![6.81×10^-9 inches](../image_source/38714df13df89998e1fe488aa0c6f661.png)
6.81×10^-9 inches
![1.73 Å (ångströms)](../image_source/3b165fac4ca32bdead07efb290139e14.png)
1.73 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median van der Waals radius 173 pm
![≈ 5.6 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )](../image_source/df4543cb6c883051a68d09002acee1f7.png)
≈ 5.6 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
![≈ 6.9 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )](../image_source/6cfea228c72c4875d988b912e904e3e5.png)
≈ 6.9 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )