Van der Waals radius

The atomic radius named after Johannes Diderik van der Waals is based on the calculation of an imaginary hard sphere, which is used as a model for atomic behavior.

ElementVan der Waals radius
1HHydrogen120 pm
2HeHelium140 pm
3LiLithium182 pm
4BeBeryllium153 pm
5BBoron192 pm
6CCarbon170 pm
7NNitrogen155 pm
8OOxygen152 pm
9FFluorine135 pm
10NeNeon154 pm
11NaSodium227 pm
12MgMagnesium173 pm
13AlAluminum184 pm
14SiSilicon210 pm
15PPhosphorus180 pm
16SSulfur180 pm
17ClChlorine175 pm
18ArArgon188 pm
19KPotassium275 pm
20CaCalcium231 pm
21ScScandium211 pm
26FeIron194 pm
28NiNickel163 pm
29CuCopper140 pm
30ZnZinc139 pm
31GaGallium187 pm
32GeGermanium211 pm
33AsArsenic185 pm
34SeSelenium190 pm
35BrBromine185 pm
36KrKrypton202 pm
37RbRubidium303 pm
38SrStrontium249 pm
43TcTechnetium205 pm
46PdPalladium163 pm
47AgSilver172 pm
48CdCadmium158 pm
49InIndium193 pm
50SnTin217 pm
51SbAntimony206 pm
52TeTellurium206 pm
53IIodine198 pm
54XeXenon216 pm
55CsCaesium343 pm
56BaBarium268 pm
78PtPlatinum175 pm
79AuGold166 pm
80HgMercury155 pm
81TlThallium196 pm
82PbLead202 pm
83BiBismuth207 pm
84PoPolonium197 pm
86RnRadon220 pm
87FrFrancium(348 pm)
88RaRadium283 pm
92UUranium186 pm