Input interpretation
diamagnetic elements | covalent radius
Summary
median | 120 pm highest | 148 pm (bismuth) lowest | 28 pm (helium) distribution |
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Periodic table location
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 132 pm | highest | 190 pm (thallium) | lowest | 25 pm (hydrogen) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 114 pm | highest | 174 pm (gold) | lowest | 31 pm (helium) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 120 pm | highest | 148 pm (bismuth) | lowest | 28 pm (helium) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 183 pm | highest | 217 pm (tin) | lowest | 120 pm (hydrogen) | distribution |
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Distribution plots
(covalent radius in picometers)
Covalent radius rankings
1 | helium | 28 pm 2 | hydrogen | 31 pm 3 | neon | 58 pm 4 | nitrogen | 71 pm 5 | carbon | 76 pm 6 | boron | 84 pm 7 | beryllium | 96 pm 8 | chlorine | 102 pm 9 | sulfur | 105 pm 10 | argon | 106 pm ⋮ | | 24 | tin | 139 pm 25 | iodine | 139 pm 26 | antimony | 139 pm 27 | xenon | 140 pm 28 | indium | 142 pm 29 | cadmium | 144 pm 30 | thallium | 145 pm 31 | silver | 145 pm 32 | lead | 146 pm 33 | bismuth | 148 pm
Unit conversions for median covalent radius 120 pm
0.12 nm (nanometers)
1.2×10^-10 meters
4.72×10^-9 inches
1.2 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median covalent radius 120 pm
≈ 3.9 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
≈ 4.8 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )