Input interpretation
group 3 elements | atomic diameter
Results
scandium | 320 pm (picometers) yttrium | 360 pm (picometers) lutetium | 350 pm (picometers) lawrencium | (data not available)
group 3 elements | atomic diameter | 350 pm (picometers) (median) (based on 3 values; 1 unavailable)
Ranked values
| | visual | ratios | 3 | scandium | | 0.89 | 1 2 | lutetium | | 0.97 | 1.09 1 | yttrium | | 1 | 1.13
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Periodic table location
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 175 pm | highest | 180 pm (yttrium) | lowest | 160 pm (scandium) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 212 pm | highest | 217 pm (lutetium) | lowest | 184 pm (scandium) covalent radius | median | 187 pm | highest | 190 pm (yttrium) | lowest | 170 pm (scandium) | distribution |
Units
Unit conversions for median atomic diameter 350 pm
0.35 nm (nanometers)
3.5×10^-10 meters
1.38×10^-8 inches
3.5 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median atomic diameter 350 pm
≈ 0.4 × carbon nanotube diameter ( ≈ 1 nm )
≈ diameter of a carbon atom ( ≈ 340 pm )
≈ (0.00349 to 4.7) × diameter of a molecule ( 0.74 to 1000 Å )