Input interpretation
group 16 elements | van der Waals radius
Summary
median | 185 pm highest | 206 pm (tellurium) lowest | 152 pm (oxygen) distribution | | (based on 4 values; 2 unavailable)
Entities with missing values
polonium | livermorium (total: 2)
Ranked values
| | visual | ratios | 4 | oxygen | | 0.74 | 1 3 | sulfur | | 0.87 | 1.18 2 | selenium | | 0.92 | 1.25 1 | tellurium | | 1 | 1.36
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Periodic table location
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 115 pm | highest | 190 pm (polonium) | lowest | 60 pm (oxygen) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 103 pm | highest | 135 pm (polonium) | lowest | 48 pm (oxygen) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 120 pm | highest | 140 pm (polonium) | lowest | 66 pm (oxygen) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 185 pm | highest | 206 pm (tellurium) | lowest | 152 pm (oxygen) | distribution |
Units
Van der Waals radius rankings
1 | oxygen | 152 pm 2 | sulfur | 180 pm 3 | selenium | 190 pm 4 | tellurium | 206 pm (based on 4 values; 2 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median van der Waals radius 185 pm
0.185 nm (nanometers)
1.85×10^-10 meters
7.28×10^-9 inches
1.85 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median van der Waals radius 185 pm
≈ 6 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
≈ 7.4 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )