Input interpretation
![group 2 elements | van der Waals radius](../image_source/5b5fef0768e05f1ab1be02563e62ed84.png)
group 2 elements | van der Waals radius
Plot
![Plot](../image_source/e18f5296d3a2d74fc12866317ade78c1.png)
Plot
Periodic table location
![Periodic table location](../image_source/a53c3ef548735152c7d4c5c845a778a9.png)
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
![atomic radius (empirical) | median | 190 pm | highest | 215 pm (barium and radium) | lowest | 105 pm (beryllium) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 194 pm | highest | 253 pm (barium) | lowest | 112 pm (beryllium) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 186 pm | highest | 221 pm (radium) | lowest | 96 pm (beryllium) | distribution |](../image_source/fb517bdbb60fd1ffdf90d4b4ff1b6f33.png)
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 190 pm | highest | 215 pm (barium and radium) | lowest | 105 pm (beryllium) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 194 pm | highest | 253 pm (barium) | lowest | 112 pm (beryllium) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 186 pm | highest | 221 pm (radium) | lowest | 96 pm (beryllium) | distribution |
Units
Van der Waals radius rankings
![1 | magnesium | 173 pm (based on 1 values; 5 unavailable)](../image_source/8fbd38d9fd742138ec0fe3cb69be0b08.png)
1 | magnesium | 173 pm (based on 1 values; 5 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median van der Waals radius 173 pm
![0.173 nm (nanometers)](../image_source/da82e650791e266463ea61d0e0e4ae04.png)
0.173 nm (nanometers)
![1.73×10^-10 meters](../image_source/8d7662a1f7347e512badd9e42a406c4d.png)
1.73×10^-10 meters
![6.81×10^-9 inches](../image_source/42aebaaa09043c06f170e17332ba7639.png)
6.81×10^-9 inches
![1.73 Å (ångströms)](../image_source/e9fa19fa72b23e89961bdd71ee6a450e.png)
1.73 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median van der Waals radius 173 pm
![≈ 5.6 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )](../image_source/f6939613c00722b6a198a369dbcc5178.png)
≈ 5.6 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
![≈ 6.9 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )](../image_source/ab886acb1bb3b7eff5a0aad182206713.png)
≈ 6.9 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )