Bismuth (Image: fluor_doublet/R.
Tanaka/Flickr)
We all know the periodic table of the elements from high school chemistry, but have you ever wondered what the actual chemical elements look like? Japanese chemist and photographer R. Tanaka is on a mission to photograph the world's most photogenic elements and we dare say he succeeded with flying colors.
Check out his website and Flickr page to see more wonderful images of the elements.
Osmium
Palladium
Monoclinic sulfur
Oxidized arsenic
Gold crystal
Lead
Platinum
Ruthenium
Tellurium
Oxidized vanadium
View more over at R. Tanaka's Flickr set: The Elements - via Visual News