`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:

Returns:

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

See also

vdw_radius_protor: Van-der-Waals radii for structures without annotated hydrogen atoms.

References

Examples

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

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