Question

What is covalent radius and vendee walls radius

Answer 1

Covalent radius may be defined as one -half the distance between the nuclei of two covalenty bonded atoms.
Vander waal radius may be defined as one -half the distance between the nuclei of two non bonded atoms

Answer 2

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$\huge\textbf{Covalent Radius :}$


Can be defined as one half of distance between centre of nuclei of two adjacent similar atoms joined to each by a single covalent Bond.

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$\huge\textbf{Vander-waal Radius :}$


One half of internuclear distance between two similar adjacent atoms belonging to the two neighbouring molecules of the same substance in a solid state..

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