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May 8, 2015
As far as I know, the picometer is currently being used as the SI unit for atomic radii.
A picometer is equal to
The more traditional unit used was the angstrom, for which you have
Keep in mind, however, that angstroms are not SI units.
You'll sometimes see atomic radii expressed in nanometers, for which
However, nanometers are not used as often as picometers for atomic radii.