Question

Why vander waal radius is greater than covalent radius?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Covalent radii is nothing but the half of distance between two covalently bonded atoms

Whereas Vanderwaals radius is present in Halogens which are noble gases and does not react so the Vanderwaals radius is the distance between two non bonded atoms and it is always greater because here is no bonding

Remember this

Vanderwaals radius is greater than metallic radius which inturn greater than covalent radius

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