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Carbon Van der Waals Radius

C - Atomic Number 6

Van der Waals Radius
170 pm
Ranking:
#8 of 103
Highest
H: 110.00
Lowest
Fr: 348.00

About the Van der Waals Radius

Radius of an imaginary hard sphere representing the closest distance of approach.

Top 10 by Van der Waals Radius

Unit Conversions

pm 170.00
Å 1.700
nm 0.1700

Top 10 by Van der Waals Radius

#1 H Hydrogen
110.00 pm
#2 He Helium
140.00 pm
#3 F Fluorine
147.00 pm
#4 O Oxygen
152.00 pm
#5 Be Beryllium
153.00 pm
#6 Ne Neon
154.00 pm
#7 N Nitrogen
155.00 pm
#8 C Carbon
170.00 pm
#9 Mg Magnesium
173.00 pm
#10 Cl Chlorine
175.00 pm

Related Properties

Atomic MassAtomic RadiusCovalent Radius

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