Atomic Radius Calculator

Explore atomic radii with conversions and understand how atomic size varies across the periodic table.

Na

Sodium

Empirical Radius

190 pm

picometers

Picometers

190 pm

Angstroms

1.90 A

Nanometers

0.190 nm

Meters

1.90e-10

All Radius Types

Empirical

190 pm

Covalent

166 pm

Van der Waals

227 pm

Estimated Atomic Volume

28.73 A3

Types of Atomic Radii

  • Empirical: Measured from crystalline structures
  • Covalent: Half the distance between two bonded atoms
  • Van der Waals: Half the distance between non-bonded atoms in contact