Element Constructor

This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education.

This page describes an education-related feature.

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

The element constructor is a block used in chemistry. It allows the construction of elements by adjusting the number of protons, electrons and neutrons.

Breaking

An element constructor can be mined using a pickaxe. Mining without a pickaxe is very slow, but the element constructor still drops as an item.^[1]

Block	Element Constructor
Hardness	2.5
Tool
Breaking time^[A]
Default	12.5
Wooden	1.9
Stone	0.95
Iron	0.65
Diamond	0.5
Netherite	0.45
Golden	0.35

↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.

Element constructors cannot be obtained in Survival without commands. In Bedrock Edition, the world must also have “Education Edition” enabled.

Usage

Using the element constructor opens up an interface with a large display and three adjustable sliders for protons, neutrons and electrons, as well as optional text inputs for each. By moving the sliders or typing in numbers into the text inputs, the large display shows the selected numbers of particles. There is a microscope icon at the left of the interface, and the inventory is shown at the bottom right of the user interface.

Constructed elements and isotopes can be removed from the output slot to the right of the element display. Additionally, elements from the inventory can be inserted into the output slot to view its numbers of protons, electrons and neutrons. There are 118 elements and 400 isotopes available for construction.

Sounds

Generic

Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	When the block is placed	`dig.stone`	1.0	0.8-1.0
Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.stone`	0.37	0.5
Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.stone`	0.4	1.0
Players	Walking on the block	`step.stone`	0.3	1.0
Players	Jumping from the block	`jump.stone`	0.12	1.0
Players	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.stone`	0.22	1.0

Unique

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Sound	When an element constructor's UI is opened	`elemconstruct.active`	0.25	1.3/1.5

Data values

ID

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
Element Constructor	`chemistry_table`	`238`	Block & Giveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	`tile.elementconstructor.name`

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ Available with /give command.
↑ The block's direct item form has the same id as the block.

Block states

Name	Metadata Bits	Default value	Allowed values	Values for Metadata Bits	Description
chemistry_table_type	`0x1` `0x2`	`compound_creator`	`compound_creator`	`0`	Compound Creator
			`element_constructor`	`2`	Element Constructor
			`lab_table`	`3`	Lab Table
			`material_reducer`	`1`	Material Reducer
direction	`0x4` `0x8`	`0`	`0` `1` `2` `3`	`0` `1` `2` `3`	The direction the block's front is. 0: north 1: east 2: south 3: west

History

Bedrock Edition
1.4.0	beta 1.2.20.1	Added element constructors.
1.4.0	beta 1.2.20.2	Pocket UI screens have been added to element constructors.
Education Edition
1.0.27		Added element constructors.