Atomic radii of the elements (data page)

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Atomic radii
Note: All measurements given are in picometres (pm).

Atomic radius (empirical)

 * J.C. Slater, J. Chem. Phys. 1964, 41, 3199.

Atomic radius (calculated)

 * E. Clementi, D.L.Raimondi, and W.P. Reinhardt, J. Chem. Phys. 1967, 47, 1300.

Van der Waals radius

 * A. Bondi, J. Phys. Chem., 1964, 68, 441.

Covalent radius

 * R.T. Sanderson in Chemical Periodicity, Reinhold, New York, USA, 1962.
 * L.E. Sutton (ed.) in Table of interatomic distances and configuration in molecules and ions, Supplement 1956-1959, Special publication No. 18, Chemical Society, London, UK, 1965.
 * J.E. Huheey, E.A. Keiter, and R.L. Keiter in Inorganic Chemistry : Principles of Structure and Reactivity, 4th edition, HarperCollins, New York, USA, 1993.
 * W.W. Porterfield in Inorganic chemistry, a unified approach, Addison Wesley Publishing Co., Reading Massachusetts, USA, 1984.
 * A.M. James and M.P. Lord in Macmillan's Chemical and Physical Data, Macmillan, London, UK, 1992.

Triple-Bond Covalent Radii

 * P.Pyykkö, S. Riedel, M. Patzschke, Chem. Eur. J. 2005, 12, 3511 - 3520. Mean-square deviation 3pm.
 * Triple-Bond Covalent Radii Table online: http://www.psichem.de/triple-bond/index.htm