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van der Waals radius of precious metals

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precious metals | van der Waals radius
precious metals | van der Waals radius

Summary

median | 169 pm highest | 175 pm (platinum) lowest | 163 pm (palladium) distribution | | (based on 4 values; 4 unavailable)
median | 169 pm highest | 175 pm (platinum) lowest | 163 pm (palladium) distribution | | (based on 4 values; 4 unavailable)

Entities with missing values

ruthenium | rhodium | osmium | iridium (total: 4)
ruthenium | rhodium | osmium | iridium (total: 4)

Ranked values

 | | visual | ratios |  4 | palladium | | 0.93 | 1 3 | gold | | 0.95 | 1.02 2 | silver | | 0.98 | 1.06 1 | platinum | | 1 | 1.07
| | visual | ratios | 4 | palladium | | 0.93 | 1 3 | gold | | 0.95 | 1.02 2 | silver | | 0.98 | 1.06 1 | platinum | | 1 | 1.07

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Periodic table location

Periodic table location
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 | 185 pm (osmium)  | lowest | 165 pm (silver)  | distribution |  covalent radius | median | 142 pm  | highest | 146 pm (ruthenium)  | lowest | 136 pm (platinum and gold)  | distribution |  van der Waals radius | median | 169 pm  | highest | 175 pm (platinum)  | lowest | 163 pm (palladium)  | distribution |
atomic radius (empirical) | median | 135 pm | highest | 160 pm (silver) | lowest | 130 pm (ruthenium and osmium) | distribution | atomic radius (calculated) | median | 176 pm | highest | 185 pm (osmium) | lowest | 165 pm (silver) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 142 pm | highest | 146 pm (ruthenium) | lowest | 136 pm (platinum and gold) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 169 pm | highest | 175 pm (platinum) | lowest | 163 pm (palladium) | distribution |

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Van der Waals radius rankings

1 | palladium | 163 pm 2 | gold | 166 pm 3 | silver | 172 pm 4 | platinum | 175 pm (based on 4 values; 4 unavailable)
1 | palladium | 163 pm 2 | gold | 166 pm 3 | silver | 172 pm 4 | platinum | 175 pm (based on 4 values; 4 unavailable)

Unit conversions for median van der Waals radius 169 pm

0.169 nm (nanometers)
0.169 nm (nanometers)
1.69×10^-10 meters
1.69×10^-10 meters
6.65×10^-9 inches
6.65×10^-9 inches
1.69 Å (ångströms)
1.69 Å (ångströms)

Comparisons for median van der Waals radius 169 pm

 ≈ 5.5 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
≈ 5.5 × atomic radius of helium (the smallest atom) ( ≈ 31 pm )
 ≈ 6.8 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )
≈ 6.8 × atomic radius of hydrogen ( ≈ 25 pm )