Input interpretation
ferromagnetic elements | van der Waals radius
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cobalt | (unknown) gadolinium | (data not available) iron | (unknown) nickel | 163 pm (picometers)
ferromagnetic elements | van der Waals radius | 163 pm (picometers) (median) (based on 1 values; 3 unavailable)
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Periodic table location
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Atomic radii properties
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 137 pm | highest | 180 pm (gadolinium) | lowest | 135 pm (cobalt and nickel) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 154 pm | highest | 233 pm (gadolinium) | lowest | 149 pm (nickel) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 129 pm | highest | 196 pm (gadolinium) | lowest | 124 pm (nickel) | distribution |
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 )