Input interpretation
![period 5 elements | van der Waals radius](../image_source/d969de12c4a840fa91367376095056eb.png)
period 5 elements | van der Waals radius
Summary
![median | 196 pm highest | 217 pm (tin) lowest | 158 pm (cadmium) distribution | | (based on 8 values; 10 unavailable)](../image_source/e7ed3f10b8bcc7ca12896b94f98072a8.png)
median | 196 pm highest | 217 pm (tin) lowest | 158 pm (cadmium) distribution | | (based on 8 values; 10 unavailable)
Entities with missing values
![rubidium | strontium | yttrium | zirconium | niobium | molybdenum | technetium | ruthenium | rhodium | antimony (total: 10)](../image_source/faa3f0bde082128f9920e783e1e7b961.png)
rubidium | strontium | yttrium | zirconium | niobium | molybdenum | technetium | ruthenium | rhodium | antimony (total: 10)
Plot
![Plot](../image_source/1de051929f307b1b9622d035368e8182.png)
Plot
Periodic table location
![Periodic table location](../image_source/46a2fe7feeb511fb93b60880662a3389.png)
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
![atomic radius (empirical) | median | 145 pm | highest | 235 pm (rubidium) | lowest | 130 pm (ruthenium) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 171 pm | highest | 265 pm (rubidium) | lowest | 108 pm (xenon) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 144 pm | highest | 220 pm (rubidium) | lowest | 138 pm (tellurium) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 196 pm | highest | 217 pm (tin) | lowest | 158 pm (cadmium) | distribution |](../image_source/7c88713a457036eb2b32c8b72cde37b1.png)
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 145 pm | highest | 235 pm (rubidium) | lowest | 130 pm (ruthenium) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 171 pm | highest | 265 pm (rubidium) | lowest | 108 pm (xenon) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 144 pm | highest | 220 pm (rubidium) | lowest | 138 pm (tellurium) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 196 pm | highest | 217 pm (tin) | lowest | 158 pm (cadmium) | distribution |
Units
Van der Waals radius rankings
![1 | cadmium | 158 pm 2 | palladium | 163 pm 3 | silver | 172 pm 4 | indium | 193 pm 5 | iodine | 198 pm 6 | tellurium | 206 pm 7 | xenon | 216 pm 8 | tin | 217 pm (based on 8 values; 10 unavailable)](../image_source/d4fea0f2deec5672a508336e38f5501f.png)
1 | cadmium | 158 pm 2 | palladium | 163 pm 3 | silver | 172 pm 4 | indium | 193 pm 5 | iodine | 198 pm 6 | tellurium | 206 pm 7 | xenon | 216 pm 8 | tin | 217 pm (based on 8 values; 10 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median van der Waals radius 196 pm
![0.196 nm (nanometers)](../image_source/b50613852104e94953d2acda5e5b6084.png)
0.196 nm (nanometers)
![1.96×10^-10 meters](../image_source/2a81e308e5f5ebe73a8f257c6446296a.png)
1.96×10^-10 meters
![7.7×10^-9 inches](../image_source/cee8bf32b643616c107c11d61fdfc9ae.png)
7.7×10^-9 inches
![1.96 Å (ångströms)](../image_source/69ea3a798a65cac5aee07a9965f1dda7.png)
1.96 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median van der Waals radius 196 pm
![≈ 6.3 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )](../image_source/9343ff77b9b79e5d075d1915c3b33580.png)
≈ 6.3 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
![≈ 7.8 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )](../image_source/45d75c312e679cc897a1a85ab2bbad0d.png)
≈ 7.8 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )