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<ul><li><a href="Atomic_radius" title="Atomic radius">Atomic radius</a></li>
<li><a href="Ionic_radius" title="Ionic radius">Ionic radius</a></li>
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<p>The <b>covalent radius</b>, <i>r</i><sub>cov</sub>, is a measure of the size of an <a href="Atom" title="Atom">atom</a> that forms part of one <a href="Covalent_bond" title="Covalent bond">covalent bond</a>. It is usually measured either in <a href="Picometre" title="Picometre">picometres</a> (pm) or <a href="Angstrom" title="Angstrom">angstroms</a> (Å), with 1 Å = 100 pm.
</p><p>In principle, the sum of the two covalent radii should equal the covalent <a href="Bond_length" title="Bond length">bond length</a> between two atoms, <i>R</i>(AB) = <i>r</i>(A) + <i>r</i>(B). Moreover, different radii can be introduced for single, double and triple bonds (r<sub>1</sub>, r<sub>2</sub> and r<sub>3</sub> below), in a purely operational sense. These relationships are certainly not exact because the size of an atom is not constant but depends on its chemical environment. For <a href="Heteroatom" title="Heteroatom">heteroatomic</a> A–B bonds, ionic terms may enter. Often the <a href="Polar_covalent_bond" class="mw-redirect" title="Polar covalent bond">polar covalent bonds</a> are shorter than would be expected based on the sum of covalent radii. Tabulated values of covalent radii are either average or idealized values, which nevertheless show a certain <a href="Transferability_(chemistry)" title="Transferability (chemistry)">transferability</a> between different situations, which makes them useful.
</p><p>The bond lengths <i>R</i>(AB) are measured by <a href="X-ray_diffraction" title="X-ray diffraction">X-ray diffraction</a> (more rarely, <a href="Neutron_diffraction" title="Neutron diffraction">neutron diffraction</a> on <a href="Molecular_crystal" class="mw-redirect" title="Molecular crystal">molecular crystals</a>). <a href="Rotational_spectroscopy" title="Rotational spectroscopy">Rotational spectroscopy</a> can also give extremely accurate values of bond lengths. For <a href="Homonuclear" class="mw-redirect" title="Homonuclear">homonuclear</a> A–A bonds, <a href="Linus_Pauling" title="Linus Pauling">Linus Pauling</a> took the covalent radius to be half the single-bond length in the element, e.g. <i>R</i>(H–H, in H<sub>2</sub>) = 74.14 pm so <i>r</i><sub>cov</sub>(H) = 37.07 pm: in practice, it is usual to obtain an average value from a variety of covalent compounds, although the difference is usually small. Sanderson has published a recent set of non-polar covalent radii for the main-group elements,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but the availability of large collections of bond lengths, which are more <a href="Transferability_(chemistry)" title="Transferability (chemistry)">transferable</a>, from the <a href="Cambridge_Crystallographic_Database" class="mw-redirect" title="Cambridge Crystallographic Database">Cambridge Crystallographic Database</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> has rendered covalent radii obsolete in many situations.
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<p>The values in the table below are based on a statistical analysis of more than 228,000 experimental bond lengths from the Cambridge Structural Database.<sup id="cite_ref-CSD_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CSD-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For carbon, values are given for the different <a href="Orbital_hybridisation" title="Orbital hybridisation">hybridisations</a> of the orbitals.
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<caption><b>Covalent radii in pm from analysis of the <a href="Cambridge_Structural_Database" title="Cambridge Structural Database">Cambridge Structural Database</a>, which contains about 1,030,000 crystal structures</b><sup id="cite_ref-CSD_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CSD-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<tbody><tr style="background: #7DF9FF;">
<td>H
</td>
<td colspan="17" style="background: #ffffff;">
</td>
<td>He
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<tr style="background: #efefef;">
<td>1</td>
<td colspan="17" style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>2
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>31(5)</td>
<td colspan="17"> </td>
<td>28
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #7DF9FF;">
<td>Li</td>
<td>Be</td>
<td colspan="11" style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>B</td>
<td>C</td>
<td>N</td>
<td>O</td>
<td>F</td>
<td>Ne
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #efefef;">
<td>3</td>
<td>4</td>
<td colspan="11" style="background: #ffffff;">Radius (<a href="Standard_deviation" title="Standard deviation">standard deviation</a>) / <a href="Picometre" title="Picometre">pm</a>
</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>10
</td></tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>128(7)</td>
<td>96(3)</td>
<td colspan="11"> </td>
<td>84(3)</td>
<td>sp<sup>3</sup> 76(1)<br>sp<sup>2</sup> 73(2)<br>sp 69(1)</td>
<td>71(1)</td>
<td>66(2)</td>
<td>57(3)</td>
<td>58
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #7DF9FF;">
<td>Na</td>
<td>Mg</td>
<td colspan="11" style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>Al</td>
<td>Si</td>
<td>P</td>
<td>S</td>
<td>Cl</td>
<td>Ar
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #efefef;">
<td>11</td>
<td>12</td>
<td colspan="11" style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>13</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>18
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>166(9)</td>
<td>141(7)</td>
<td colspan="11"> </td>
<td>121(4)</td>
<td>111(2)</td>
<td>107(3)</td>
<td>105(3)</td>
<td>102(4)</td>
<td>106(10)
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #7DF9FF;">
<td>K</td>
<td>Ca</td>
<td style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>Sc</td>
<td>Ti</td>
<td>V</td>
<td>Cr</td>
<td>Mn</td>
<td>Fe</td>
<td>Co</td>
<td>Ni</td>
<td>Cu</td>
<td>Zn</td>
<td>Ga</td>
<td>Ge</td>
<td>As</td>
<td>Se</td>
<td>Br</td>
<td>Kr
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #efefef;">
<td>19</td>
<td>20</td>
<td style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>21</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36
</td></tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>203(12)</td>
<td>176(10)</td>
<td style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>170(7)</td>
<td>160(8)</td>
<td>153(8)</td>
<td>139(5)</td>
<td>l.s. 139(5)<br>h.s. 161(8)</td>
<td>l.s. 132(3)<br>h.s. 152(6)</td>
<td>l.s. 126(3)<br>h.s. 150(7)</td>
<td>124(4)</td>
<td>132(4)</td>
<td>122(4)</td>
<td>122(3)</td>
<td>120(4)</td>
<td>119(4)</td>
<td>120(4)</td>
<td>120(3)</td>
<td>116(4)
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #7DF9FF;">
<td>Rb</td>
<td>Sr</td>
<td style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>Y</td>
<td>Zr</td>
<td>Nb</td>
<td>Mo</td>
<td>Tc</td>
<td>Ru</td>
<td>Rh</td>
<td>Pd</td>
<td>Ag</td>
<td>Cd</td>
<td>In</td>
<td>Sn</td>
<td>Sb</td>
<td>Te</td>
<td>I</td>
<td>Xe
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #efefef;">
<td>37</td>
<td>38</td>
<td style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>41</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>43</td>
<td>44</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>47</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>53</td>
<td>54
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>220(9)</td>
<td>195(10)</td>
<td></td>
<td>190(7)</td>
<td>175(7)</td>
<td>164(6)</td>
<td>154(5)</td>
<td>147(7)</td>
<td>146(7)</td>
<td>142(7)</td>
<td>139(6)</td>
<td>145(5)</td>
<td>144(9)</td>
<td>142(5)</td>
<td>139(4)</td>
<td>139(5)</td>
<td>138(4)</td>
<td>139(3)</td>
<td>140(9)
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #7DF9FF;">
<td>Cs</td>
<td>Ba</td>
<td style="background: #ffffff;">*</td>
<td>Lu</td>
<td>Hf</td>
<td>Ta</td>
<td>W</td>
<td>Re</td>
<td>Os</td>
<td>Ir</td>
<td>Pt</td>
<td>Au</td>
<td>Hg</td>
<td>Tl</td>
<td>Pb</td>
<td>Bi</td>
<td>Po</td>
<td>At</td>
<td>Rn
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #efefef;">
<td>55</td>
<td>56</td>
<td style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>71</td>
<td>72</td>
<td>73</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>76</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>78</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>80</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>85</td>
<td>86
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>244(11)</td>
<td>215(11)</td>
<td> </td>
<td>187(8)</td>
<td>175(10)</td>
<td>170(8)</td>
<td>162(7)</td>
<td>151(7)</td>
<td>144(4)</td>
<td>141(6)</td>
<td>136(5)</td>
<td>136(6)</td>
<td>132(5)</td>
<td>145(7)</td>
<td>146(5)</td>
<td>148(4)</td>
<td>140(4)</td>
<td>150</td>
<td>150
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #7DF9FF;">
<td>Fr</td>
<td>Ra</td>
<td style="background: #ffffff;">**
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #efefef;">
<td>87</td>
<td>88
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>260</td>
<td>221(2)
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #7DF9FF;">
<td colspan="2" style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td style="background: #ffffff;">*</td>
<td>La</td>
<td>Ce</td>
<td>Pr</td>
<td>Nd</td>
<td>Pm</td>
<td>Sm</td>
<td>Eu</td>
<td>Gd</td>
<td>Tb</td>
<td>Dy</td>
<td>Ho</td>
<td>Er</td>
<td>Tm</td>
<td>Yb
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #efefef;">
<td colspan="3" style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>57</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>62</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>65</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>67</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>70
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>207(8)</td>
<td>204(9)</td>
<td>203(7)</td>
<td>201(6)</td>
<td>199</td>
<td>198(8)</td>
<td>198(6)</td>
<td>196(6)</td>
<td>194(5)</td>
<td>192(7)</td>
<td>192(7)</td>
<td>189(6)</td>
<td>190(10)</td>
<td>187(8)
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #7DF9FF;">
<td colspan="2" style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td style="background: #ffffff;">**</td>
<td>Ac</td>
<td>Th</td>
<td>Pa</td>
<td>U</td>
<td>Np</td>
<td>Pu</td>
<td>Am</td>
<td>Cm
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #efefef;">
<td colspan="3" style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>89</td>
<td>90</td>
<td>91</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>93</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>96
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>215</td>
<td>206(6)</td>
<td>200</td>
<td>196(7)</td>
<td>190(1)</td>
<td>187(1)</td>
<td>180(6)</td>
<td>169(3)
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Radius_for_multiple_bonds">Radius for multiple bonds</h2></div>
<p>A different approach is to make a self-consistent fit for all elements in a smaller set of molecules. This was done separately for single,<sup id="cite_ref-Calc1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Calc1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
double,<sup id="cite_ref-Calc2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Calc2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
and triple bonds<sup id="cite_ref-Calc3_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Calc3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
up to superheavy elements. Both experimental and computational data were used.
The single-bond results are often similar to those of Cordero et al.<sup id="cite_ref-CSD_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CSD-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When they are different, the <a href="Coordination_number" title="Coordination number">coordination numbers</a> used can be different. This is notably the case for most (d and f) transition metals. Normally one expects that <i>r</i><sub>1</sub> > <i>r</i><sub>2</sub> > <i>r</i><sub>3</sub>. Deviations may occur for weak multiple bonds, if the differences of the ligand are larger than the differences of <i>R</i> in the data used.
</p><p>Note that elements up to <a href="Atomic_number" title="Atomic number">atomic number</a> 118 (<a href="Oganesson" title="Oganesson">oganesson</a>) have now been experimentally produced and that there are chemical studies on an increasing number of them. The same, self-consistent approach was used to fit tetrahedral covalent radii for 30 elements in 48 crystals with subpicometer accuracy.<sup id="cite_ref-Tet_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tet-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p>
<table style="text-align: center; border: none; min-width:70em" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
<caption><b>Single-,<sup id="cite_ref-Calc1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Calc1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> double-,<sup id="cite_ref-Calc2_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Calc2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and triple-bond<sup id="cite_ref-Calc3_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Calc3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> covalent radii, determined using typically <br>400 experimental or calculated primary distances, <i>R</i>, per set.</b>
</caption>
<tbody><tr style="background: #7DF9FF;">
<td>H
</td>
<td colspan="17" style="background: #ffffff;">
</td>
<td>He
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #efefef;">
<td>1</td>
<td colspan="17" style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>2
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>32<br>-<br>-</td>
<td colspan="17"> </td>
<td>46<br>-<br>-
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #7DF9FF;">
<td>Li</td>
<td>Be</td>
<td colspan="11" style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>B</td>
<td>C</td>
<td>N</td>
<td>O</td>
<td>F</td>
<td>Ne
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #efefef;">
<td>3</td>
<td>4</td>
<td colspan="11" style="background: #ffffff;">Radius / <a href="Picometre" title="Picometre">pm</a>:</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>10
</td></tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>133<br>124<br>-</td>
<td>102<br>90<br>85</td>
<td colspan="11">single-bond
<p>double-bond
</p><p>triple-bond
</p>
</td>
<td>85<br>78<br>73</td>
<td>75<br>67<br>60</td>
<td>71<br>60<br>54</td>
<td>63<br>57<br>53</td>
<td>64<br>59<br>53</td>
<td>67<br>96<br>-
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #7DF9FF;">
<td>Na</td>
<td>Mg</td>
<td colspan="11" style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>Al</td>
<td>Si</td>
<td>P</td>
<td>S</td>
<td>Cl</td>
<td>Ar
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #efefef;">
<td>11</td>
<td>12</td>
<td colspan="11" style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>13</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>18
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>155<br>160<br>-</td>
<td>139<br>132<br>127</td>
<td colspan="11"> </td>
<td>126<br>113<br>111</td>
<td>116<br>107<br>102</td>
<td>111<br>102<br>94</td>
<td>103<br>94<br>95</td>
<td>99<br>95<br>93</td>
<td>96<br>107<br>96
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #7DF9FF;">
<td>K</td>
<td>Ca</td>
<td style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>Sc</td>
<td>Ti</td>
<td>V</td>
<td>Cr</td>
<td>Mn</td>
<td>Fe</td>
<td>Co</td>
<td>Ni</td>
<td>Cu</td>
<td>Zn</td>
<td>Ga</td>
<td>Ge</td>
<td>As</td>
<td>Se</td>
<td>Br</td>
<td>Kr
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #efefef;">
<td>19</td>
<td>20</td>
<td style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>21</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36
</td></tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td>196<br>193<br>-</td>
<td>171<br>147<br>133</td>
<td style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>148<br>116<br>114
</td>
<td>136<br>117<br>108</td>
<td>134<br>112<br>106</td>
<td>122<br>111<br>103</td>
<td>119<br>105<br>103</td>
<td>116<br>109<br>102</td>
<td>111<br>103<br>96</td>
<td>110<br>101<br>101</td>
<td>112<br>115<br>120</td>
<td>118<br>120<br>-
</td>
<td>124<br>117<br>121</td>
<td>121<br>111<br>114</td>
<td>121<br>114<br>106</td>
<td>116<br>107<br>107</td>
<td>114<br>109<br>110</td>
<td>117<br>121<br>108
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #7DF9FF;">
<td>Rb</td>
<td>Sr</td>
<td style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>Y</td>
<td>Zr</td>
<td>Nb</td>
<td>Mo</td>
<td>Tc</td>
<td>Ru</td>
<td>Rh</td>
<td>Pd</td>
<td>Ag</td>
<td>Cd</td>
<td>In</td>
<td>Sn</td>
<td>Sb</td>
<td>Te</td>
<td>I</td>
<td>Xe
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #efefef;">
<td>37</td>
<td>38</td>
<td style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>41</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>43</td>
<td>44</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>47</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>53</td>
<td>54
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>210<br>202<br>-</td>
<td>185<br>157<br>139</td>
<td style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>163<br>130<br>124
</td>
<td>154<br>127<br>121</td>
<td>147<br>125<br>116</td>
<td>138<br>121<br>113</td>
<td>128<br>120<br>110</td>
<td>125<br>114<br>103</td>
<td>125<br>110<br>106</td>
<td>120<br>117<br>112</td>
<td>128<br>139<br>137</td>
<td>136<br>144<br>-
</td>
<td>142<br>136<br>146</td>
<td>140<br>130<br>132</td>
<td>140<br>133<br>127</td>
<td>136<br>128<br>121</td>
<td>133<br>129<br>125</td>
<td>131<br>135<br>122
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #7DF9FF;">
<td>Cs</td>
<td>Ba</td>
<td style="background: #ffffff;">*</td>
<td>Lu</td>
<td>Hf</td>
<td>Ta</td>
<td>W</td>
<td>Re</td>
<td>Os</td>
<td>Ir</td>
<td>Pt</td>
<td>Au</td>
<td>Hg</td>
<td>Tl</td>
<td>Pb</td>
<td>Bi</td>
<td>Po</td>
<td>At</td>
<td>Rn
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #efefef;">
<td>55</td>
<td>56</td>
<td style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>71</td>
<td>72</td>
<td>73</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>76</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>78</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>80</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>85</td>
<td>86
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>232<br>209<br>-</td>
<td>196<br>161<br>149</td>
<td> </td>
<td>162<br>131<br>131
</td>
<td>152<br>128<br>122</td>
<td>146<br>126<br>119</td>
<td>137<br>120<br>115</td>
<td>131<br>119<br>110</td>
<td>129<br>116<br>109</td>
<td>122<br>115<br>107</td>
<td>123<br>112<br>110</td>
<td>124<br>121<br>123</td>
<td>133<br>142<br>-
</td>
<td>144<br>142<br>150</td>
<td>144<br>135<br>137</td>
<td>151<br>141<br>135</td>
<td>145<br>135<br>129</td>
<td>147<br>138<br>138</td>
<td>142<br>145<br>133
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #7DF9FF;">
<td>Fr</td>
<td>Ra</td>
<td style="background: #ffffff;">**</td>
<td>Lr
</td>
<td>Rf</td>
<td>Db</td>
<td>Sg</td>
<td>Bh</td>
<td>Hs</td>
<td>Mt</td>
<td>Ds</td>
<td>Rg</td>
<td>Cn</td>
<td>Nh</td>
<td>Fl</td>
<td>Mc</td>
<td>Lv</td>
<td>Ts</td>
<td>Og
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #efefef;">
<td>87</td>
<td>88</td>
<td style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>103</td>
<td>104</td>
<td>105</td>
<td>106</td>
<td>107</td>
<td>108</td>
<td>109</td>
<td>110</td>
<td>111</td>
<td>112</td>
<td>113</td>
<td>114</td>
<td>115</td>
<td>116</td>
<td>117</td>
<td>118
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>223<br>218<br>-</td>
<td>201<br>173<br>159</td>
<td> </td>
<td>161<br>141<br>-
</td>
<td>157<br>140<br>131</td>
<td>149<br>136<br>126</td>
<td>143<br>128<br>121</td>
<td>141<br>128<br>119</td>
<td>134<br>125<br>118</td>
<td>129<br>125<br>113</td>
<td>128<br>116<br>112</td>
<td>121<br>116<br>118</td>
<td>122<br>137<br>130</td>
<td>136<br>-<br>-</td>
<td>143<br>-<br>-</td>
<td>162<br>-<br>-</td>
<td>175<br>-<br>-</td>
<td>165<br>-<br>-</td>
<td>157<br>-<br>-
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #7DF9FF;">
<td colspan="2" style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td style="background: #ffffff;">*</td>
<td>La</td>
<td>Ce</td>
<td>Pr</td>
<td>Nd</td>
<td>Pm</td>
<td>Sm</td>
<td>Eu</td>
<td>Gd</td>
<td>Tb</td>
<td>Dy</td>
<td>Ho</td>
<td>Er</td>
<td>Tm</td>
<td>Yb
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #efefef;">
<td colspan="3" style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>57</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>62</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>65</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>67</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>70
</td></tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td colspan="3" style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>180<br>139<br>139</td>
<td>163<br>137<br>131</td>
<td>176<br>138<br>128</td>
<td>174<br>137<br>-</td>
<td>173<br>135<br>-</td>
<td>172<br>134<br>-</td>
<td>168<br>134<br>-</td>
<td>169<br>135<br>132</td>
<td>168<br>135<br>-</td>
<td>167<br>133<br>-</td>
<td>166<br>133<br>-</td>
<td>165<br>133<br>-</td>
<td>164<br>131<br>-</td>
<td>170<br>129<br>-
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #7DF9FF;">
<td colspan="2" style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td style="background: #ffffff;">**</td>
<td>Ac</td>
<td>Th</td>
<td>Pa</td>
<td>U</td>
<td>Np</td>
<td>Pu</td>
<td>Am</td>
<td>Cm</td>
<td>Bk</td>
<td>Cf</td>
<td>Es</td>
<td>Fm</td>
<td>Md</td>
<td>No
</td></tr>
<tr style="background: #efefef;">
<td colspan="3" style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>89</td>
<td>90</td>
<td>91</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>93</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>96</td>
<td>97</td>
<td>98</td>
<td>99</td>
<td>100</td>
<td>101</td>
<td>102
</td></tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td colspan="3" style="background: #ffffff;"> </td>
<td>186<br>153<br>140</td>
<td>175<br>143<br>136</td>
<td>169<br>138<br>129</td>
<td>170<br>134<br>118</td>
<td>171<br>136<br>116</td>
<td>172<br>135<br>-</td>
<td>166<br>135<br>-</td>
<td>166<br>136<br>-</td>
<td>168<br>139<br>-</td>
<td>168<br>140<br>-</td>
<td>165<br>140<br>-</td>
<td>167<br>-<br>-</td>
<td>173<br>139<br>-</td>
<td>176<br>-<br>-
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="Atomic_radii_of_the_elements_(data_page)" title="Atomic radii of the elements (data page)">Atomic radii of the elements (data page)</a></li>
<li><a href="Ionization_energy" title="Ionization energy">Ionization energy</a></li>
<li><a href="Electron_affinity" title="Electron affinity">Electron affinity</a></li>
<li><a href="Electron_configuration" title="Electron configuration">Electron configuration</a></li>
<li><a href="Periodic_table" title="Periodic table">Periodic table</a></li></ul>
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