Question

Difference b/w covalent and metallic radius ?

Answer 1

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In short, the key difference between covalent radius and metallic radius is that covalent radius is half the distance between two homonuclear atoms that are in a covalent bond, whereas metallic radius is half the distance between two adjacent metal ions in a metallic structure.

Answer 2

Answer:In short, the key difference between covalent radius and metallic radius is that covalent radius is half the distance between two homonuclear atoms that are in a covalent bond, whereas metallic radius is half the distance between two adjacent metal ions in a metallic structure.