Van der Waals radius
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| Element | radius (Å) |
|---|---|
| Hydrogen | 1.2 (1.09)[1] |
| Carbon | 1.7 |
| Nitrogen | 1.55 |
| Oxygen | 1.52 |
| Fluorine | 1.47 |
| Phosphorus | 1.8 |
| Sulfur | 1.8 |
| Chlorine | 1.75 |
| Copper | 1.4 |
| Van der Waals radii taken frae Bondi's compilation (1964).[2] Values frae ither soorces mey differ signeeficantly (see text) | |
The van der Waals radius, rw, o an atom is the radius o an eemaginary haurd sphere representin the distance o closest approach for anither atom. It is named efter Johannes Diderik van der Waals, winner o the 1910 Nobel Prize in Physics, as he wis the first tae recognise that atoms war nae simply pynts an tae demonstrate the physical consequences o thair size throu the van der Waals equation o state.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Rowland RS, Taylor R (1996). "Intermolecular nonbonded contact distances in organic crystal structures: comparison with distances expected from van der Waals radii". J. Phys. Chem. 100 (18): 7384–7391. doi:10.1021/jp953141.
- ↑ Bondi, A. (1964). "Van der Waals Volumes and Radii". J. Phys. Chem. 68 (3): 441–51. doi:10.1021/j100785a001.
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