What is the difference between atomic radius and covalent radius ?
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The atomic radius of a chemical element is a measure of the size of itsatoms, usually the mean or typical distance from the center of the nucleus to the boundary of the surrounding cloud of electrons.
The covalent radius, rcov, is a measure of the size of an atom that forms part of one covalent bond. It is usually measured either in picometres (pm) or angstroms (Å), with 1 Å = 100 pm. In principle, the sum of the two covalent radii should equal the covalent bond length between two atoms, R(AB) = r(A) + r(B).
The covalent radius, rcov, is a measure of the size of an atom that forms part of one covalent bond. It is usually measured either in picometres (pm) or angstroms (Å), with 1 Å = 100 pm. In principle, the sum of the two covalent radii should equal the covalent bond length between two atoms, R(AB) = r(A) + r(B).
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atomic radius is the distance between the outer shell to the centre of nucleus of atom
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covalent radius is the distance between radius of two covalently bonded atoms
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covalent radius is the distance between radius of two covalently bonded atoms
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