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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).

Pictorial table

=Key=

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{{element cell|{{icon|FP}}|WP:FP |FA: current Featured Picture used in the infobox|FA}}
{{element cell|{{icon|FAC}}|wp:FPC |A: current infobox picture is of high quality (could become FP)|A}}
{{element cell|{{icon|VP}}|chlorine |B: current infobox picture is of good quality|B}}
{{element cell|{{icon|stub}}|calcium |C: current infobox image is of poor technical or encyclopedic quality|C}}
{{element cell|{{icon|start}}|Wikipedia:Non-free content |Start: only copyrighted pictures available|Start
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| {{element cell|{{icon|DA}}|promethium |Stub: no pictures available|||Stub|}}

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| {{element cell|{{icon|DYK}}|synthetic element |Redirect: element has not been isolated in macroscopic amounts in pure form|||Redirect|}}

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=Table=

{{Periodic table (with pictures)}}

Copyrighted images

  2. Polonium: :File:Polonium.jpg (rating: B)
  4. Neptunium: :File:1g of neptunium metal.jpg (rating: C)
  6. Curium: :File:Curium.jpg (rating: B)

Conclusions

  1. At last count 96/97 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: Ca.
  3. One element is still missing an image: Rn. An image 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), Pm, Ra, Pa (radioactives).
  5. A few images are only available as fair-use: Po, Np, 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.

Other pictures

=Possible alternatives=

File:Chlorine ampoule.jpg|Chlorine

File:Aluminium_bar_surface_etched.jpg|Aluminium

File:Polycrystalline silicon rod.jpg|Silicon

File:2 Helium.png|Liquid helium

File:Wismut_Kristall_und_1cm3_Wuerfel.jpg|Bismuth, oxidized surface

File:Chromium zone refined and 1cm3 cube.jpg|Chromium

File:Hafnium_ebeam_remelted.jpg|Hafnium

File:Rhodium_78g_sample.jpg|Rhodium

File:Red copyright.svg|Curium|link=File:Curium self-glow radiation.jpg

File:CsCrystals.JPG|Caesium crystals

File:Iod kristall.jpg|Iodine

File:Glassy_carbon_and_a_1cm3_graphite_cube_HP68-79.jpg|"glassy" carbon

=Featured pictures=

File:Chlorine liquid in an ampoule.jpg|{{icon|FP}} Chlorine

File:Bromine vial in acrylic cube.jpg|{{icon|FP}} Bromine

File:Bi-crystal.jpg|{{icon|FP}} Bismuth

File:Cu-Scheibe.JPG|{{icon|FP}} Copper

File:Vanadium crystal bar and 1cm3 cube.jpg|{{icon|FP}} Vanadium crystal bar and 1 cm3 cube

File:Platinum-nugget.jpg|{{icon|FP}} Platinum nugget

File:Nickel electrolytic and 1cm3 cube.jpg|{{icon|FP}} Nickel electrolytic and 1 cm3 cube

File:Manganese electrolytic and 1cm3 cube.jpg|{{icon|FP}} Manganese electrolytic and 1 cm3 cube

File:Ruthenium a half bar.jpg|{{icon|FP}} One half of a ruthenium bar

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