Input interpretation
group 15 elements | van der Waals radius
Summary
median | 180 pm highest | 185 pm (arsenic) lowest | 155 pm (nitrogen) | (based on 3 values; 3 unavailable)
Entities with missing values
antimony | bismuth | moscovium (total: 3)
Ranked values
| | visual | ratios | 3 | nitrogen | | 0.84 | 1 2 | phosphorus | | 0.97 | 1.16 1 | arsenic | | 1 | 1.19
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Periodic table location
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 115 pm | highest | 160 pm (bismuth) | lowest | 65 pm (nitrogen) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 114 pm | highest | 143 pm (bismuth) | lowest | 56 pm (nitrogen) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 119 pm | highest | 148 pm (bismuth) | lowest | 71 pm (nitrogen) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 180 pm | highest | 185 pm (arsenic) | lowest | 155 pm (nitrogen)
Units
Van der Waals radius rankings
1 | nitrogen | 155 pm 2 | phosphorus | 180 pm 3 | arsenic | 185 pm (based on 3 values; 3 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median van der Waals radius 180 pm
0.18 nm (nanometers)
1.8×10^-10 meters
7.09×10^-9 inches
1.8 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median van der Waals radius 180 pm
≈ 5.8 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
≈ 7.2 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )