Input interpretation
insulators | covalent radius
Summary
median | 105 pm highest | 139 pm (iodine) lowest | 84 pm (boron) distribution |
Units
Ranked values
| | visual | ratios | 5 | boron | | 0.6 | 1 4 | chlorine | | 0.73 | 1.2 3 | sulfur | | 0.76 | 1.2 2 | bromine | | 0.86 | 1.4 1 | iodine | | 1 | 1.7
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Periodic table location
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 100 pm | highest | 140 pm (iodine) | lowest | 85 pm (boron) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 88 pm | highest | 115 pm (iodine) | lowest | 79 pm (chlorine) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 105 pm | highest | 139 pm (iodine) | lowest | 84 pm (boron) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 183 pm | highest | 198 pm (iodine) | lowest | 175 pm (chlorine) | distribution |
Units
Covalent radius rankings
1 | boron | 84 pm 2 | chlorine | 102 pm 3 | sulfur | 105 pm 4 | bromine | 120 pm 5 | iodine | 139 pm
Unit conversions for median covalent radius 105 pm
0.105 nm (nanometers)
1.05×10^-10 meters
4.13×10^-9 inches
1.05 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median covalent radius 105 pm
≈ 3.4 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
≈ 4.2 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )