Input interpretation
noble metals | atomic diameter
Summary
median | 270 pm highest | 320 pm (silver) lowest | 260 pm (ruthenium and osmium) distribution |
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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 |
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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
Unit conversions for median atomic diameter 270 pm
0.27 nm (nanometers)
2.7×10^-10 meters
1.06×10^-8 inches
2.7 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median atomic diameter 270 pm
≈ ( 0.3 ≈ 1/4 ) × carbon nanotube diameter ( ≈ 1 nm )
≈ 0.79 × diameter of a carbon atom ( ≈ 340 pm )
≈ (0.00269 to 3.6) × diameter of a molecule ( 0.74 to 1000 Å )