Input interpretation
coinage metals | van der Waals radius
Results
copper | 140 pm (picometers) silver | 172 pm (picometers) gold | 166 pm (picometers)
coinage metals | van der Waals radius | 166 pm (picometers) (median)
Ranked values
| | visual | ratios | 3 | copper | | 0.81 | 1 2 | gold | | 0.97 | 1.19 1 | silver | | 1 | 1.23
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Periodic table location
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
| copper | silver | gold atomic radius (empirical) | 135 pm | 160 pm | 135 pm atomic radius (calculated) | 145 pm | 165 pm | 174 pm covalent radius | 132 pm | 145 pm | 136 pm van der Waals radius | 140 pm | 172 pm | 166 pm
Units
Unit conversions for median van der Waals radius 166 pm
0.166 nm (nanometers)
1.66×10^-10 meters
6.54×10^-9 inches
1.66 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median van der Waals radius 166 pm
≈ 5.4 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
≈ 6.6 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )