Atomic radii

Notes

• The radius of an atom is not a uniquely defined property and depends on the definition. Data derived from other sources with different assumptions cannot be compared.
• † to an accuracy of about 5 pm

References

As quoted at http://www.webelements.com/ from these sources:

Atomic radius (empirical)

• J.C. Slater, J. Chem. Phys. 1964, 39, 3199.

Atomic radius (calculated)

• E. Clementi, D.L.Raimondi, and W.P. Reinhardt, J. Chem. Phys. 1963, 38, 2686.

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.