Wikipedia:WikiProject Elements/Pictures

This is a compilation of the highest quality images on all the chemical elements in their pure form (aside from some colorless gases) and which are currently in use in the element infoboxes. In order to better keep track of their quality, they have been rated and grouped (see key below). Effort should be put into finding new pictures for the missing entries (red) and replacements for the very low quality pictures (yellow).

Copyrighted images

 * 1) Polonium: File:Polonium.jpg (rating: B)
 * 2) Curium: File:Curium.jpg (rating: B)

Conclusions

 * 1) At last count 95/97 of the 97 elements (hydrogen through einsteinium, except astatine and francium) isolated in pure form and in macroscopic quantities have images.
 * 2) There are few images of very low encyclopedic quality for which it should be relatively easy to obtain higher quality: N (liquid), Ca.
 * 3) Some elements are still missing images: Pm, Rn. Images of these might exist out there so if you track one of them (the images, not the element, unless of course you are qualified to be working with them), upload and insert it with a non-free use rationale. (But for Rn, make sure it actually visibly shows the element, or it'll probably get deleted.)
 * 4) A few other images are of low quality but it might be hard to find versions of higher quality: Ba (oxidises too easily), Ra, Pa (latter two radioactive).
 * 5) A few images are only available as fair-use: Po, Cm. It may be possible to find a free alternative (although it would be quite difficult).
 * 6) Some gaseous element infoboxes do not contain a picture of the pure element as a liquid, although they are, or should be available: H, He? (see below), Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe.

Images

 * commons:Category:Electron shell diagrams
 * Electron shell: gallery page for a single set
 * Electron shell - no label: gallery page for a single set (no label in image, reduced margin). Incomplete.

Related pages

 * User:Raeky/ElementalFPs
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 * WikiProject Elements/Periodic table (pictures) - a possible article