Input interpretation
poor metals | van der Waals radius
Summary
median | 196 pm highest | 217 pm (tin) lowest | 187 pm (gallium) distribution | | (based on 5 values; 6 unavailable)
Entities with missing values
aluminum | bismuth | nihonium | flerovium | moscovium | livermorium (total: 6)
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Periodic table location
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 155 pm | highest | 190 pm (thallium) | lowest | 125 pm (aluminum) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 145 pm | highest | 156 pm (indium and thallium) | lowest | 118 pm (aluminum) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 142 pm | highest | 148 pm (bismuth) | lowest | 121 pm (aluminum) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 196 pm | highest | 217 pm (tin) | lowest | 187 pm (gallium) | distribution |
Units
Van der Waals radius rankings
1 | gallium | 187 pm 2 | indium | 193 pm 3 | thallium | 196 pm 4 | lead | 202 pm 5 | tin | 217 pm (based on 5 values; 6 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median van der Waals radius 196 pm
0.196 nm (nanometers)
1.96×10^-10 meters
7.72×10^-9 inches
1.96 Å (ångströms)
Comparisons for median van der Waals radius 196 pm
≈ 6.3 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
≈ 7.8 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )