Input interpretation
liquid elements (at STP) | van der Waals radius
Results
bromine | 185 pm (picometers) mercury | 155 pm (picometers)
liquid elements (at STP) | van der Waals radius | 170 pm (picometers) (median)
Relative values
| visual | ratios | | comparisons mercury | | 0.84 | 1 | 16% smaller bromine | | 1 | 1.19 | 19% larger
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Periodic table location
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
| bromine | mercury atomic radius (empirical) | 115 pm | 150 pm atomic radius (calculated) | 94 pm | 171 pm covalent radius | 120 pm | 132 pm van der Waals radius | 185 pm | 155 pm
Units
Unit conversions for median van der Waals radius 170 pm
0.17 nm (nanometers)
1.7×10^-10 meters
6.69×10^-9 inches
1.7 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median van der Waals radius 170 pm
≈ 5.5 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
≈ 6.8 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )