biotite.structure.info.vdw_radius_single

biotite.structure.info.vdw_radius_single(element)[source]

Get the Van-der-Waals radius of an atom from the given element. 1

Parameters
elementstr

The chemical element of the atoms.

Returns
The Van-der-Waals radius of the atom.
If the radius is unknown for the element, None is returned.

See also

vdw_radius_protor

References

1

A. Bondi, “Van der Waals volumes and radii,” The Journal of Physical Chemistry, vol. 68, pp. 441–451, March 1964. doi: 10.1021/j100785a001

Examples

>>> print(vdw_radius_single("C"))
1.7