Input interpretation
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)
Entities with missing values
rubidium | strontium | yttrium | zirconium | niobium | molybdenum | technetium | ruthenium | rhodium | antimony (total: 10)
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Periodic table location
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 |
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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)
Unit conversions for median van der Waals radius 196 pm
0.196 nm (nanometers)
1.96×10^-10 meters
7.7×10^-9 inches
1.96 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median van der Waals radius 196 pm
≈ 6.3 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
≈ 7.8 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )