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atomic radius [ə′täm·ik ′rād·ē·əs]

(physical chemistry)

Also known as covalent radius.

Half the distance between the nuclei of two like atoms that are covalently bonded.

The experimentally determined radius of an atom in a covalently bonded compound. Also known as covalent radius.

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