Compound

This page describes an education-related feature.

This feature is available only in Minecraft Education or when enabling the "Education" option in Bedrock Edition.

This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education.

Compounds are a type of item from Education Edition used in chemistry, which are created from combinations of various elements.

Obtaining[]

Compounds cannot be obtained in the Creative inventory. They are only obtained from creating them in the compound creator. This is done by inserting a certain number of elements corresponding to the compound's chemical formula.

List of compounds[]

Compound Name	Compound Recipe	Description	Uses
Aluminium Oxide	23	Is only brown when dug up from the Earth and contaminated; actually white when pure. Can be electrolyzed to make aluminum metal. Also the main chemical in rubies and sapphires.	Used to craft hardened glass.
Ammonia	3		Used to create super fertilizer.
Barium Sulfate	4
Benzene	66
Boron Trioxide	23		Used to craft hardened glass.
Calcium Bromide	2
Crude Oil	920	C₉H₂₀ is the chemical formula for nonane.
Glue (Cyanoacrylate)	552	C₅H₅NO₂ is the chemical formula for methyl cyanoacrylate, one of the cyanoacrylate glues ("superglue"); its condensed formula is CH₂=C(CN)COOCH₃.
Hydrogen Peroxide	22		Used to craft glow stick.
Iron Sulfide
Latex	58	C₅H₈ is the chemical formula for isoprene, which polymers are the main components of natural rubber; its condensed formula is CH₂=C(CH₃)−CH=CH₂.	Used to craft balloons.
Lithium Hydride
Luminol	8732	Luminol is a chemical that glows blue when oxidized. It can detect blood.	Used to craft glow stick.
Lye
Magnesium Nitrate	26	Condensed formula: Mg(NO₃)₂
Magnesium Oxide
Polyethylene	1020	Polyethlene (PE), (CH₂)_n, is the most commonly produced plastic.	Used to craft glow stick.
Potassium Iodide		Used for making iodized salt and other things.
Soap	18352	C₁₈H₃₅NaO₂ is the chemical formula of sodium stearate, the most common soap.
Sodium Acetate	232	Used to make hand warmers because it heats up when it "freezes".	Used to create Ice Bomb.
Sodium Fluoride		Commonly used in toothpaste to prevent cavity, among other uses.
Sodium Hydride
Sodium Hypochlorite		Main ingredient of real-life bleach.	Used to create Bleach.
Sodium Oxide	2
Sulfate	4	Cannot actually exist on its own, as it should have a ^2- charge.

Chlorides[]

Compound	Recipe	Uses
Salt		Used to create heat block.
Calcium Chloride	2	Used to craft orange sparkler.
Cerium Chloride	3	Used to craft blue torch and blue sparkler.
Mercuric Chloride	2	Used to craft red torch and red sparkler.
Potassium Chloride		Used to craft purple torch and purple sparkler.
Tungsten Chloride	6	Used to craft green torch and green sparkler.

Natural compounds[]

Natural compounds are compounds which can be obtained naturally in Minecraft.

Compound	Chemical formula	Natural source	Method	Notes
Charcoal	74	Log or Wood	Smelting	The chemical formula C₇H₄O is sometimes used to describe the approximate composition of charcoal.
Glow Ink Sac, Ink Sac	4	Glow Squid, Squid	Killing Glow Squid, Squid	FeSO₄ is the chemical formula of iron(II) sulfate or ferrous sulfate, normally found complexed with water as a salt with the formula FeSO₄·xH₂O, and has been used in the manufacture of iron gall ink and other inks for centuries. In contrast, squid ink (and other cephalopod inks) is composed mainly of melanin and mucus, with an assortment of other compounds in a variety of concentrations dependent on the species.
Sugar	6126	Sugar Canes or Honey Bottles	Harvesting and crafting	C₆H₁₂O₆ is the chemical formula of glucose and fructose, as well as a number of other simple sugars (common table sugar is instead sucrose, a complex sugar made of glucose and fructose with the chemical formula C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁).
Water	2	Water	Picking up in a bucket or glass bottle from a Cauldron or a water source block	One of the easiest to obtain.

Garbage[]

Garbage is considered a "compound", but the only way to produce it is to activate the Lab Table when its inputs are an invalid recipe. It has no uses.

Usage[]

Certain compounds are used as ingredients in crafting or lab table experiments. Natural compounds have uses outside of chemistry, detailed in their respective articles.

Crafting ingredient[]

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Balloon	Latex + Matching Dye + Helium + Lead		‌^{[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]}
Glow Stick	Polyethylene + Hydrogen Peroxide + Matching Dye + Luminol		‌^{[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]}
Hardened Glass	Aluminum Oxide + Glass + Boron Trioxide	3	A representation of alumino-borosilicate glass.‌^{[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]}
Hardened Glass Pane	Aluminum Oxide + Glass Pane + Boron Trioxide	3	A representation of alumino-borosilicate glass.‌^{[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]}
Hardened Stained Glass	Aluminum Oxide + Matching Stained Glass + Boron Trioxide	3333333333333333	A representation of alumino-borosilicate glass.‌^{[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]}
Hardened Stained Glass Pane	Aluminum Oxide + Matching Stained Glass Pane + Boron Trioxide	3333333333333333	A representation of alumino-borosilicate glass.‌^{[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]}
White Balloon or Blue Balloon or Brown Balloon or Black Balloon	Latex + Bone Meal or Lapis Lazuli or Cocoa Beans or Ink Sac + Helium + Lead		‌^{[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]}
White Glow Stick or Blue Glow Stick or Brown Glow Stick	Polyethylene + Hydrogen Peroxide + Matching Dye + Luminol		‌^{[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]}

Chloride coloring[]

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe	Description
Blue Torch or Red Torch or Purple Torch or Green Torch	Cerium Chloride or Mercuric Chloride or Potassium Chloride or Tungsten Chloride + Torch		Cerium Chloride: Blue Mercuric Chloride: Red Potassium Chloride: Purple Tungsten Chloride: Green ‌^{[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]}
Sparkler	Chloride + Magnesium + Stick		Calcium Chloride: Orange Cerium Chloride: Blue Mercuric Chloride: Red Potassium Chloride: Purple Tungsten Chloride: Green ‌^{[Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education only]}

Lab table ingredient[]

Result	Materials needed
Bleach
Bleach	Water ×3, Sodium Hypochlorite ×3
Heat Block
Heat Block	Iron, Water, Charcoal, Salt
Ice Bomb
Ice Bomb	Sodium Acetate ×4
Super Fertilizer
Super Fertilizer	Ammonia, Phosphorus

Sounds[]

Sounds are produced when a lab table creates garbage.

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	When a lab table creates garbage^[verify]	`random.fizz`	1.0	0.5/0.7
Hostile Creatures	When a lab table creates garbage^[verify]	`mob.blaze.shoot`	1.0	0.8/1.0
Blocks	When a lab table creates garbage	`random.explode`	1.0	0.4/0.6
Sound	When a lab table creates garbage	`lt.reaction.fire`	2.0	0.4/0.6
Weather	When a lab table creates garbage	`ambient.weather.lightning.impact`	1.0	0.6/0.8

Data values[]

ID[]

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Compound	`compound`	`594`	Item	`item.compound.salt.name` `item.compound.sodiumoxide.name` `item.compound.sodiumhydroxide.name` `item.compound.magnesiumnitrate.name` `item.compound.ironsulfide.name` `item.compound.lithiumhydride.name` `item.compound.sodiumhydride.name` `item.compound.calciumbromide.name` `item.compound.magnesiumoxide.name` `item.compound.sodiumacetate.name` `item.compound.luminol.name` `item.compound.charcoal.name` `item.compound.sugar.name` `item.compound.aluminumoxide.name` `item.compound.borontrioxide.name` `item.compound.soap.name` `item.compound.polyethylene.name` `item.compound.garbage.name` `item.compound.magnesiumsalts.name` `item.compound.sulfate.name` `item.compound.bariumsulfate.name` `item.compound.potassiumchloride.name` `item.compound.mercuricchloride.name` `item.compound.ceriumchloride.name` `item.compound.tungstenchloride.name` `item.compound.calciumchloride.name` `item.compound.water.name` `item.compound.glue.name` `item.compound.hypochlorite.name` `item.compound.crudeoil.name` `item.compound.latex.name` `item.compound.potassiumiodide.name` `item.compound.sodiumfluoride.name` `item.compound.benzene.name` `item.compound.ink.name` `item.compound.hydrogenperoxide.name` `item.compound.ammonia.name` `item.compound.sodiumhypochlorite.name`

Item data[]

Compounds uses the following data values:

	DV	Description
	0	salt
	1	.
	2	.
	3	.
	4	.
	5	.
	6	.
	7	.
	8	.
	9	Sodium Acetate
	10	Luminol
	11	Charcoal (Unused)
	12	item.compound.sugar.name (Unused)
	13	Aluminum Oxide
	14	Boron Trioxide
	15	Soap
	16	Polyethylene
	17	Item.compound.ink.name (Unused)
	38	item.compound..name (Unused)
	39	item.compound..name (Unused)
	40	item.compound..name (Unused)
	41	item.compound..name (Unused)

History[]

Bedrock Edition
1.4.0	beta 1.2.20.1	Added compounds.
1.10.0	beta 1.10.0.3	The textures of Charcoal, Ink Sacs and Sugar have been changed.
1.16		All compounds have been made unobtainable. It is unknown whether it is a glitch or intended. MCPE-113776
1.17.0		All compounds are obtainable once again.
Education Edition
1.0.27		Added compounds.
1.12.0		The textures of Charcoal, Ink Sacs and Sugar have been changed.

Unused compound textures[]

In the chemistry resource pack folder, there are numerous compound textures which are not used in the game. Note: a compound item with a data value of 38 will have the Blue Flask texture and will be called item.compound..name. If you use an NBT Editor to get a compound item with no assigned data value (by deleting the data tag) and then transfer that item to another world / realm using structure blocks (by exporting to a .mcstructure file, then importing it on another world or realm) then it will be renamed to Ivory Tusk.