Input interpretation
platinum metals | atomic diameter
Summary
median | 270 pm highest | 280 pm (palladium) lowest | 260 pm (ruthenium and osmium) distribution |
Units
Ranked values
| | visual | ratios | 6 | ruthenium | | 0.93 | 1 5 | osmium | | 0.93 | 1 4 | rhodium | | 0.96 | 1.04 3 | iridium | | 0.96 | 1.04 2 | platinum | | 0.96 | 1.04 1 | palladium | | 1 | 1.08
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Periodic table location
Periodic table location
Atomic radii properties
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 135 pm | highest | 140 pm (palladium) | lowest | 130 pm (ruthenium and osmium) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 178 pm | highest | 185 pm (osmium) | lowest | 169 pm (palladium) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 142 pm | highest | 146 pm (ruthenium) | lowest | 136 pm (platinum) | distribution |
Units
Atomic diameter rankings
1 | osmium | 260 pm 2 | ruthenium | 260 pm 3 | platinum | 270 pm 4 | iridium | 270 pm 5 | rhodium | 270 pm 6 | palladium | 280 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 )