Covalent radius
measure of the size of an atom that forms part of one covalent bond From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The covalent radius is the radius of an atom that is measured when that atom is in a covalent bond. It is normally measured in picometers. It is normally found by X-ray diffraction. It is half the distance between two similar atoms joined by a covalent bond.
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