Editing Van der Waals radius (section)

==Table of van der Waals radii==
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! colspan=20 style="background:{{Element color|table title}}; padding:2px 4px;" | [[Van der Waals radius]] of the elements in the [[periodic table]]<!-- 

If r is the radius, then the colors follow the formula 
|7= 0xff0000 + (r-110) * 0x100 

Example: r = 140 for helium so: 
|7= 0xff0000 + (140-110) * 0x100
|7= 0xff0000 + 0x1e * 0x100 (since 30 = 0x1e)
|7= 0xff0000 + 0x1e00
|7= 0xff1e00
-->
|- style="background:{{Element color|table colheader}}"
! width="1.0%" | <small>[[Periodic table group|Group]]&nbsp;→</small>
! width="5.4%" | [[Alkali metal|1]]
! width="5.4%" | [[Alkaline earth metal|2]]
! width="1.8%" | 
! width="5.4%" | [[Group 3 element|3]]
! width="5.4%" | [[Group 4 element|4]]
! width="5.4%" | [[Group 5 element|5]]
! width="5.4%" | [[Group 6 element|6]]
! width="5.4%" | [[Group 7 element|7]]
! width="5.4%" | [[Group 8 element|8]]
! width="5.4%" | [[Group 9 element|9]]
! width="5.4%" | [[Group 10 element|10]]
! width="5.4%" | [[Group 11 element|11]]
! width="5.4%" | [[Group 12 element|12]]
! width="5.4%" | [[Boron group|13]]
! width="5.4%" | [[Carbon group|14]]
! width="5.4%" | [[Pnictogen|15]]
! width="5.4%" | [[Chalcogen|16]]
! width="5.4%" | [[Halogen|17]]
! width="5.4%" | [[Noble gas|18]]
|-
! <small>↓&nbsp;[[Periodic table period|Period]]</small>
| colspan="20"|<br />
|-
! [[Period 1 element|1]]
| {{element cell property|H |hydrogen  |110<ref name="RowlandRS1996">{{cite journal|title=Intermolecular nonbonded contact distances in organic crystal structures: comparison with distances expected from van der Waals radii|author=Rowland RS, Taylor R|journal=J. Phys. Chem.|year=1996|volume=100|issue=18|pages=7384–7391|doi=10.1021/jp953141+}}</ref><br/>or 120|s-block|Primordial|7=#ff0a00}}
| colspan="17"|<br />
| {{element cell property|He|helium    |140|s-block|Primordial|7=#ff1e00}}
|-
! [[Period 2 element|2]]
| {{element cell property|Li|lithium   |182|s-block|Primordial|7=#ff4800}}
| {{element cell property|Be|beryllium |153<ref name="Mantina">{{cite journal|last1=Mantina|first1=Manjeera|last2=Chamberlin|first2=Adam C.|last3=Valero|first3=Rosendo|last4=Cramer|first4=Christopher J.|last5=Truhlar|first5=Donald G.|year=2009|title=Consistent van der Waals Radii for the Whole Main Group.|journal=[[The Journal of Physical Chemistry A]]|volume=113|issue=19|pages=5806–5812|pmc=3658832|doi=10.1021/jp8111556|doi-access=free|pmid=19382751 |bibcode=2009JPCA..113.5806M }}</ref>|s-block|Primordial|7=#ff2b00}}
| colspan="11"|<br />
| {{element cell property|B |boron     |192<ref name="Mantina"/>|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff5200}}
| {{element cell property|C |carbon    |170|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff3c00}}
| {{element cell property|N |nitrogen  |155|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff2d00}}
| {{element cell property|O |oxygen    |152|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff2a00}}
| {{element cell property|F |fluorine  |147|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff2500}}
| {{element cell property|Ne|neon      |154|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff2c00}}
|-
! [[Period 3 element|3]]
| {{element cell property|Na|sodium    |227|s-block|Primordial|7=#ff7500}}
| {{element cell property|Mg|magnesium |173|s-block|Primordial|7=#ff3f00}}
| colspan="11"|<br />
| {{element cell property|Al|aluminium |184<ref name="Mantina"/>|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff4a00}}
| {{element cell property|Si|silicon   |210|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff6400}}
| {{element cell property|P |phosphorus|180|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff4600}}
| {{element cell property|S |sulfur    |180|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff4600}}
| {{element cell property|Cl|chlorine  |175|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff4100}}
| {{element cell property|Ar|argon     |188|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff4e00}}
|-
! [[Period 4 element|4]]
| {{element cell property|K |potassium |275|s-block|Primordial|7=#ffa500}}
| {{element cell property|Ca|calcium   |231<ref name="Mantina"/>|s-block|Primordial|7=#ff7900}}
|
| {{element cell property|Sc|scandium  |211<ref name="Mantina"/>|d-block|Primordial|7=#ff6400}}
| {{element cell property|Ti|titanium  |&nbsp;|d-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|V |vanadium  |&nbsp;|d-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Cr|chromium  |&nbsp;|d-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Mn|manganese |&nbsp;|d-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Fe|iron      |&nbsp;|d-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Co|cobalt    |&nbsp;|d-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Ni|nickel    |163|d-block|Primordial|7=#ff3500}}
| {{element cell property|Cu|copper    |140|d-block|Primordial|7=#ff1e00}}
| {{element cell property|Zn|zinc      |139|d-block|Primordial|7=#ff1d00}}
| {{element cell property|Ga|gallium   |187|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff4d00}}
| {{element cell property|Ge|germanium |211<ref name="Mantina"/>|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff6500}}
| {{element cell property|As|arsenic   |185|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff4b00}}
| {{element cell property|Se|selenium  |190|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff5000}}
| {{element cell property|Br|bromine   |185|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff4b00}}
| {{element cell property|Kr|krypton   |202|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff5c00}}
|-
! [[Period 5 element|5]]
| {{element cell property|Rb|rubidium  |303<ref name="Mantina"/>|s-block|Primordial|7=#ffc100}}
| {{element cell property|Sr|strontium |249<ref name="Mantina"/>|s-block|Primordial|7=#ff8b00}}
|
| {{element cell property|Y |yttrium   |&nbsp;|d-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Zr|zirconium |&nbsp;|d-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Nb|niobium   |&nbsp;|d-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Mo|molybdenum|&nbsp;|d-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Tc|technetium|&nbsp;|d-block|from decay|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Ru|ruthenium |&nbsp;|d-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Rh|rhodium   |&nbsp;|d-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Pd|palladium |163|d-block|Primordial|7=#ff3500}}
| {{element cell property|Ag|silver    |172|d-block|Primordial|7=#ff3e00}}
| {{element cell property|Cd|cadmium   |158|d-block|Primordial|7=#ff3000}}
| {{element cell property|In|indium    |193|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff5300}}
| {{element cell property|Sn|tin       |217|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff6b00}}
| {{element cell property|Sb|antimony  |206<ref name="Mantina"/>|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff6000}}
| {{element cell property|Te|tellurium |206|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff6000}}
| {{element cell property|I |iodine    |198|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff5800}}
| {{element cell property|Xe|xenon     |216|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff6a00}}
|-
! [[Period 6 element|6]]
| {{element cell property|Cs|caesium   |343<ref name="Mantina"/>|s-block|Primordial|7=#ffe900}}
| {{element cell property|Ba|barium    |268<ref name="Mantina"/>|s-block|Primordial|7=#ff9e00}}
| {{element cell-asterisk|1}}
| {{element cell property|Lu|lutetium  |&nbsp;|d-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Hf|hafnium   |&nbsp;|d-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Ta|tantalum  |&nbsp;|d-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|W |tungsten  |&nbsp;|d-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Re|rhenium   |&nbsp;|d-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Os|osmium    |&nbsp;|d-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Ir|iridium   |&nbsp;|d-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Pt|platinum  |175|d-block|Primordial|7=#ff4100}}
| {{element cell property|Au|gold      |166|d-block|Primordial|7=#ff3800}}
| {{element cell property|Hg|mercury   |155|d-block|Primordial|mercury (element)|7=#ff2d00}}
| {{element cell property|Tl|thallium  |196|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff5600}}
| {{element cell property|Pb|lead      |202|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff5c00}}
| {{element cell property|Bi|bismuth   |207<ref name="Mantina"/>|p-block|Primordial|7=#ff6100}}
| {{element cell property|Po|polonium  |197<ref name="Mantina"/>|p-block|from decay|7=#ff5700}}
| {{element cell property|At|astatine  |202<ref name="Mantina"/>|p-block|from decay|7=#ff5c00}}
| {{element cell property|Rn|radon     |220<ref name="Mantina"/>|p-block|from decay|7=#ff6e00}}
|-
! [[Period 7 element|7]]
| {{element cell property|Fr|francium     |348<ref name="Mantina"/>|s-block|from decay|7=#ffee00}}
| {{element cell property|Ra|radium       |283<ref name="Mantina"/>|s-block|from decay|7=#ffad00}}
| {{element cell-asterisk|2vert}}
| {{element cell property|Lr|lawrencium   |&nbsp;|d-block|Synthetic|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Rf|rutherfordium|&nbsp;|d-block|Synthetic|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Db|dubnium      |&nbsp;|d-block|Synthetic|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Sg|seaborgium   |&nbsp;|d-block|Synthetic|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Bh|bohrium      |&nbsp;|d-block|Synthetic|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Hs|hassium      |&nbsp;|d-block|Synthetic|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Mt|meitnerium   |&nbsp;|d-block|Synthetic|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Ds|darmstadtium |&nbsp;|d-block|Synthetic|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Rg|roentgenium  |&nbsp;|d-block|Synthetic|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Cn|copernicium  |&nbsp;|d-block|Synthetic|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Nh|nihonium     |&nbsp;|p-block|Synthetic|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Fl|flerovium    |&nbsp;|p-block|Synthetic|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Mc|moscovium    |&nbsp;|p-block|Synthetic|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Lv|livermorium  |&nbsp;|p-block|Synthetic|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Ts|tennessine   |&nbsp;|p-block|Synthetic|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Og|oganesson    |&nbsp;|p-block|Synthetic|7=#bbbbbb}}
|-
| colspan="22"|<br />
|-
| colspan="4" {{element cell-asterisk|1|align=right}}
| {{element cell property|La|lanthanum   |&nbsp;|f-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Ce|cerium      |&nbsp;|f-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Pr|praseodymium|&nbsp;|f-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Nd|neodymium   |&nbsp;|f-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Pm|promethium  |&nbsp;|f-block|from decay|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Sm|samarium    |&nbsp;|f-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Eu|europium    |&nbsp;|f-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Gd|gadolinium  |&nbsp;|f-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Tb|terbium     |&nbsp;|f-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Dy|dysprosium  |&nbsp;|f-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Ho|holmium     |&nbsp;|f-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Er|erbium      |&nbsp;|f-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Tm|thulium     |&nbsp;|f-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Yb|ytterbium   |&nbsp;|f-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
|-
| colspan="4" {{element cell-asterisk|2vert|align=right}}
| {{element cell property|Ac|actinium    |&nbsp;|f-block|from decay|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Th|thorium     |&nbsp;|f-block|Primordial|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Pa|protactinium|&nbsp;|f-block|from decay|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|U |uranium     |186|f-block|Primordial|7=#ff4c00}}
| {{element cell property|Np|neptunium   |&nbsp;|f-block|from decay|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Pu|plutonium   |&nbsp;|f-block|from decay|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Am|americium   |&nbsp;|f-block|Synthetic|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Cm|curium      |&nbsp;|f-block|Synthetic|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Bk|berkelium   |&nbsp;|f-block|Synthetic|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Cf|californium |&nbsp;|f-block|Synthetic|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Es|einsteinium |&nbsp;|f-block|Synthetic|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Fm|fermium     |&nbsp;|f-block|Synthetic|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|Md|mendelevium |&nbsp;|f-block|Synthetic|7=#bbbbbb}}
| {{element cell property|No|nobelium    |&nbsp;|f-block|Synthetic|7=#bbbbbb}}
|-
| colspan=19 style="text-align:left;" |'''Legend'''
|-
| colspan=19 style="text-align:left;" |Values for the van der Waals radii are in [[picometers]] (pm or {{val|1|e=-12|u=m}})
|-
| colspan=19 style="text-align:left;" |The shade of the box ranges from red to yellow as the radius increases; Gray indicate a lack of data.<!-- |7=#bbbbbb  sets the background color to gray-->
|-
| colspan=19 style="text-align:left;" |Unless indicated otherwise, the data is from ''[[Mathematica]]'''s [https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ElementData.html ElementData] function from [[Wolfram Research|Wolfram Research, Inc.]]<ref name="slater64">{{cite web|title=van der Waals Radius of the elements|url=https://periodictable.com/Properties/A/VanDerWaalsRadius.an.html|work=Wolfram}}</ref>
|-
| colspan=19 | 
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