Input interpretation
![noble metals | atomic diameter](../image_source/117662090505f5df3244536914ca9956.png)
noble metals | atomic diameter
Summary
![median | 270 pm highest | 320 pm (silver) lowest | 260 pm (ruthenium and osmium) distribution |](../image_source/83fc5f88b73132c40cfbad3684347521.png)
median | 270 pm highest | 320 pm (silver) lowest | 260 pm (ruthenium and osmium) distribution |
Units
Plot
![Plot](../image_source/db6d705852f695016923dc4d8aa7fb54.png)
Plot
Periodic table location
![Periodic table location](../image_source/44530108386036df3ed9633abdaadfc1.png)
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
![atomic radius (empirical) | median | 135 pm | highest | 160 pm (silver) | lowest | 130 pm (ruthenium and osmium) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 176 pm | highest | 188 pm (rhenium) | lowest | 165 pm (silver) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 142 pm | highest | 151 pm (rhenium) | lowest | 132 pm (mercury) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 166 pm | highest | 175 pm (platinum) | lowest | 155 pm (mercury) | distribution |](../image_source/f37e4901e986381352c98267b612b2a1.png)
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 135 pm | highest | 160 pm (silver) | lowest | 130 pm (ruthenium and osmium) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 176 pm | highest | 188 pm (rhenium) | lowest | 165 pm (silver) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 142 pm | highest | 151 pm (rhenium) | lowest | 132 pm (mercury) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 166 pm | highest | 175 pm (platinum) | lowest | 155 pm (mercury) | distribution |
Units
Atomic diameter rankings
![1 | osmium | 260 pm 2 | ruthenium | 260 pm 3 | gold | 270 pm 4 | platinum | 270 pm 5 | iridium | 270 pm 6 | rhenium | 270 pm 7 | rhodium | 270 pm 8 | palladium | 280 pm 9 | mercury | 300 pm 10 | silver | 320 pm](../image_source/3d1fe9a443e763021f79f1de1f103b5f.png)
1 | osmium | 260 pm 2 | ruthenium | 260 pm 3 | gold | 270 pm 4 | platinum | 270 pm 5 | iridium | 270 pm 6 | rhenium | 270 pm 7 | rhodium | 270 pm 8 | palladium | 280 pm 9 | mercury | 300 pm 10 | silver | 320 pm
Unit conversions for median atomic diameter 270 pm
![0.27 nm (nanometers)](../image_source/ae8c4a3a6401357ff199f78b59ccc054.png)
0.27 nm (nanometers)
![2.7×10^-10 meters](../image_source/5e54bd02fc4f78bf6a7dabccb76c9464.png)
2.7×10^-10 meters
![1.06×10^-8 inches](../image_source/f95962bc8ccf48433a8fc08e869f5fce.png)
1.06×10^-8 inches
![2.7 Å (ångströms)](../image_source/f0ba1f9fb8dff4346de18f14c3bf3252.png)
2.7 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median atomic diameter 270 pm
![≈ ( 0.3 ≈ 1/4 ) × carbon nanotube diameter ( ≈ 1 nm )](../image_source/db623a3c682aa603f0551a29e2d2a3a6.png)
≈ ( 0.3 ≈ 1/4 ) × carbon nanotube diameter ( ≈ 1 nm )
![≈ 0.79 × diameter of a carbon atom ( ≈ 340 pm )](../image_source/c7d4dfa55e225b87295864d5e153ed24.png)
≈ 0.79 × diameter of a carbon atom ( ≈ 340 pm )
![≈ (0.00269 to 3.6) × diameter of a molecule ( 0.74 to 1000 Å )](../image_source/42ba4f7850c3a849171eaf9a66a16496.png)
≈ (0.00269 to 3.6) × diameter of a molecule ( 0.74 to 1000 Å )