{{Education feature}}
{{Exclusive|Bedrock|Education}}
{{Infobox block
| image = Material Reducer.png
| transparent = No
| light = No
| tool = pickaxe
| renewable = No
| waterloggable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
The '''material reducer''' is a [[block]] used in chemistry to learn about the natural world, by reducing ''[[Minecraft]]'' blocks to their component [[element]]s.

== Obtaining ==
Material reducers cannot be obtained in [[Survival]] without [[commands]]. {{IN|Bedrock}}, the world must also have "Education edition" enabled.

=== Breaking ===
A material reducer can be mined using a [[pickaxe]]. Mining without a pickaxe is slow, but the material reducer still drops as an item.

{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Material Reducer|pickaxe|wooden|drop=1}}

== Usage ==
Using the material reducer opens an interface of 10 [[inventory]] slots. The central slot at the top is the input, where blocks can be placed in order to break them down into their component parts. When this happens, the output slots fill up with the percentage of [[element]]s found in the broken down material.

Certain blocks such as [[soul sand]] and [[netherrack]] contain mysterious elements yet to be discovered. These are represented by an unknown element that displays as other elements, but with a question mark in place of a periodic table symbol. If you take out a few elements, but keep some in too, then the block you placed will have the missing model item, which you cannot place in the inventory.

When an element is taken from one of the output slots, the input slot gets cleared, and if there are elements in other output slots, the input slot becomes red and does not accept further input until all of the outputs are cleared.

Any block broken down in the material reducer gives out 100 different elements.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Products
|-
! Block/item
! Components
! Notes
|-
|
{{BlockLink|id=oak log|Logs|Any Overworld Logs}}<br />
{{BlockLink|id=stripped oak log|Stripped Logs|Any Overworld Stripped Logs}}<br />
{{BlockLink|id=oak wood|Wood|Any Overworld Wood}}<br />
{{BlockLink|id=stripped oak wood|Stripped Wood|Any Overworld Stripped Wood}}<br />
{{BlockLink|id=oak-planks|link=Planks|Any Overworld Wooden Planks}}<br />
{{BlockLink|id=oak-stairs|link=Stairs|Any Overworld Wooden Stairs}}<br />
{{BlockLink|id=oak-slab|link=Slab|Any Overworld Wooden Slabs}}<br />
|
:{{BlockLink|Carbon}}&nbsp;x49
:{{BlockLink|Hydrogen}}&nbsp;x6
:{{BlockLink|Oxygen}}&nbsp;x44
:{{BlockLink|Nitrogen}}
|
The formula mirrors the chemical compositions of [[Wikipedia:Cellulose|cellulose]], [[Wikipedia:Hemicellulose|hemicellulose]], and [[Wikipedia:Lignin|lignin]], the three main components of wood.
|-
|
{{BlockLink|Grass Block}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Mycelium}}
|
:{{BlockLink|Carbon}}&nbsp;x15
:{{BlockLink|Oxygen}}&nbsp;x70
:{{BlockLink|Nitrogen}}&nbsp;x8
:{{BlockLink|Phosphorus}}&nbsp;x7
|
These four elements are found in all life forms on Earth.
|-
|
{{BlockLink|Dirt}}
|
:{{BlockLink|Silicon}}&nbsp;x21
:{{BlockLink|Calcium}}&nbsp;x8
:{{BlockLink|Phosphorus}}&nbsp;x3
:{{BlockLink|Nitrogen}}&nbsp;x3
:{{BlockLink|Iron}}&nbsp;x13
:{{BlockLink|Magnesium}}&nbsp;x6
:{{BlockLink|Zinc}}&nbsp;x2
:{{BlockLink|Copper}}&nbsp;x2
:{{BlockLink|Oxygen}}&nbsp;x42
|
The results depict dirt as a mixture of inorganic rocks and decaying organic material, although there is too little oxygen to form the compounds found in real-life dirt such as [[Wikipedia:calcium carbonate|calcium carbonate]].
|-
| 
{{BlockLink|Andesite}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Diorite}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Granite}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Polished Andesite}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Polished Diorite}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Polished Granite}}<br />
<!--{{BlockLink|Andesite Stairs}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Diorite Stairs}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Granite Stairs}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Polished Andesite Stairs}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Polished Diorite Stairs}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Polished Granite Stairs}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Andesite Slab}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Diorite Slab}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Granite Slab}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Polished Andesite Slab}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Polished Diorite Slab}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Polished Granite Slab}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Andesite Wall}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Diorite Wall}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Granite Wall}}<br /> -->
{{BlockLink|Gravel}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Obsidian}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Red Sand}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Red Sandstone}}, all variants<br />
<!-- {{BlockLink|Chiseled Red Sandstone}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Cut Red Sandstone}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Smooth Red Sandstone}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Red Sandstone Stairs}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Red Sandstone Slab}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Red Sandstone Wall}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Cut Red Sandstone Slab}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Smooth Red Sandstone Stairs}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Smooth Red Sandstone Slab}}<br /> -->
{{BlockLink|Sand}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Sandstone}}, all variants<br />
<!-- {{BlockLink|Chiseled Sandstone}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Cut Sandstone}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Smooth Sandstone}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Sandstone Stairs}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Sandstone Slab}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Sandstone Wall}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Cut Sandstone Slab}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Smooth Sandstone Stairs}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Smooth Sandstone Slab}}<br /> -->
{{BlockLink|Stone}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Block of Quartz}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Quartz Pillar}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Chiseled Quartz Block}}<br />
{{BlockLink|id=smooth quartz|Smooth Quartz Block}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Quartz Stairs}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Quartz Slab}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Smooth Quartz Stairs}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Smooth Quartz Slab}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Nether Quartz Ore}}<br />
{{ItemLink|Nether Quartz}}<br />
|
:{{BlockLink|Silicon}}&nbsp;x33
:{{BlockLink|Oxygen}}&nbsp;x67
|
The results approximate SiO<sub>2</sub>, the chemical formula for [[Wikipedia:silicon dioxide|silicon dioxide]], the mineral quartz. Silicon and oxygen are the primary atomic elements of [[Wikipedia:silicate mineral|silicate mineral]]s. Many of these real life rocks are composed of silicate minerals, not just SiO<sub>2</sub>.
|-
|
{{BlockLink|Cobblestone}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Cobblestone Stairs}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Cobblestone Slab}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Cobblestone Wall}}<br />
{{ItemLink|Lava Bucket}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Magma Block}}
|
:{{BlockLink|Oxygen}}&nbsp;x47
:{{BlockLink|Silicon}}&nbsp;x28
:{{BlockLink|Aluminum}}&nbsp;x8
:{{BlockLink|Iron}}&nbsp;x5
:{{BlockLink|Calcium}}&nbsp;x4
:{{BlockLink|Sodium}}&nbsp;x3
:{{BlockLink|Potassium}}&nbsp;x3
:{{BlockLink|Magnesium}}&nbsp;x2
|
These elements are all commonly found in [[Wikipedia:silicate mineral|silicate mineral]]s. The abundances of these elements are the average composition of [[w:Earth's_crust|earth's crust]] and close to the average composition of real life [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780080128351500532 Andesite]
|-
|
{{BlockLink|Mossy Cobblestone}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Mossy Cobblestone Wall}}
|
:{{BlockLink|Oxygen}}&nbsp;x45
:{{BlockLink|Silicon}}&nbsp;x28
:{{BlockLink|Aluminum}}&nbsp;x8
:{{BlockLink|Iron}}&nbsp;x5
:{{BlockLink|Calcium}}&nbsp;x4
:{{BlockLink|Sodium}}&nbsp;x3
:{{BlockLink|Potassium}}&nbsp;x3
:{{BlockLink|Magnesium}}&nbsp;x2
:{{BlockLink|Carbon}}&nbsp;x2
|
Similar to regular cobblestone. Mossy cobblestone has carbon to account for the moss.
|-
|
{{BlockLink|Clay|link=Clay (block)}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Terracotta}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Glazed Terracotta|text=Any Glazed Terracotta}}
|
:{{BlockLink|Silicon}}&nbsp;x77
:{{BlockLink|Aluminum}}&nbsp;x17
:{{BlockLink|Iron}}&nbsp;x3
:{{BlockLink|Magnesium}}
:{{BlockLink|Calcium}}
:{{BlockLink|Oxygen}}
|
These results reflect the formulae of many real-life [[Wikipedia:Clay|clays]], although [[Wikipedia:clay#Composition|real-life clay contains much more oxygen]].
|-
|
{{ItemLink|Water Bucket}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Ice}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Packed Ice}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Blue Ice}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Snow Block}}<br />
{{ItemLink|Snowball}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Snow}}
|
:{{BlockLink|Hydrogen}}&nbsp;x67
:{{BlockLink|Oxygen}}&nbsp;x33
|
The results approximate H<sub>2</sub>O, the chemical formula for [[Wikipedia:water|water]].
|-
|
{{BlockLink|Coal Ore}}<br />
{{ItemLink|Coal}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Block of Coal}}<br />
|
:{{BlockLink|Hydrogen}}&nbsp;x6
:{{BlockLink|Carbon}}&nbsp;x50
:{{BlockLink|Oxygen}}&nbsp;x43
:{{BlockLink|Nitrogen}}
|
The results mirror the composition of coal, although [[Wikipedia:coal#Composition|real-life coal contains much less oxygen]].
|-
|{{BlockLink|Copper Ore}} 
|
:{{BlockLink|Copper}}&nbsp;x64
:{{BlockLink|Silicon}}&nbsp;x12
:{{BlockLink|Oxygen}}&nbsp;x24
|
A mixture of pure copper and silicate rock. [[Wikipedia:Copper|copper]] is composed of pure copper.
|-
|
{{BlockLink|Iron Ore}}<br />
|
:{{BlockLink|Iron}}&nbsp;x64
:{{BlockLink|Silicon}}&nbsp;x12
:{{BlockLink|Oxygen}}&nbsp;x24
|
A mixture of pure (elemental) iron and silicate rock. In real life, [[Wikipedia:Iron ore|iron ore]] usually contains oxidized iron, so the formula would contain much more oxygen.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Gold Ore}}
|
:{{BlockLink|Gold}}&nbsp;x64
:{{BlockLink|Silicon}}&nbsp;x12
:{{BlockLink|Oxygen}}&nbsp;x24
|
A mixture of pure gold and silicate rock. As [[Wikipedia:Gold|gold]] is chemically inert, it is always naturally found in its elemental form.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Diamond Ore}}
|
:{{BlockLink|Carbon}}&nbsp;x64
:{{BlockLink|Silicon}}&nbsp;x12
:{{BlockLink|Oxygen}}&nbsp;x24
|
A mixture of pure carbon and silicate rock. [[Wikipedia:Diamond|Diamond]] is composed of pure carbon, and takes billions of years to form deep underground.
|-
|
{{BlockLink|Lapis Lazuli Ore}}<br />
{{ItemLink|Lapis Lazuli}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Block of Lapis Lazuli}}<br />
|
:{{BlockLink|Sodium}}&nbsp;x13
:{{BlockLink|Sulfur}}&nbsp;x8
:{{BlockLink|Aluminum}}&nbsp;x13
:{{BlockLink|Oxygen}}&nbsp;x53
:{{BlockLink|Silicon}}&nbsp;x13
|
The formula roughly corresponds to [[Wikipedia:Lazurite|lazurite]], the main component of [[Wikipedia:Lapis lazuli|lapis lazuli]].
|-
|
{{BlockLink|Redstone Ore}}<br />
{{ItemLink|Redstone Dust}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Block of Redstone}}<br />
|
:{{BlockLink|Carbon}}&nbsp;x31
:{{BlockLink|Uranium}}&nbsp;x31
:{{BlockLink|???}}&nbsp;x38
|
The formula implies that Redstone is made out of [[wikipedia:Uranium_carbide|uranium methanide]] and an unknown element, thus it is radioactive.
|-
|
{{BlockLink|Emerald Ore}}<br />
{{ItemLink|Emerald}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Block of Emerald}}<br />
|
:{{BlockLink|Aluminum}}&nbsp;x15
:{{BlockLink|Beryllium}}&nbsp;x25
:{{BlockLink|Silicon}}&nbsp;x20
:{{BlockLink|Oxygen}}&nbsp;x40
|
The formula roughly corresponds to [[Wikipedia:Beryl|beryl]], the main component of [[Wikipedia:Emerald|emerald]].
|-
|
{{ItemLink|Iron Ingot}}<br />
{{ItemLink|Iron Nugget}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Block of Iron}}<br />
|
:{{BlockLink|Iron}}&nbsp;x100
|
The results mirror the composition of 100% pure iron.
|-
|
{{ItemLink|Gold Ingot}}<br />
{{ItemLink|Gold Nugget}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Block of Gold}}<br />
|
:{{BlockLink|Gold}}&nbsp;x100
|
The results mirror the composition of 100% pure gold.
|-
|
{{ItemLink|Diamond}}<br />
{{BlockLink|Block of Diamond}}<br />
|
:{{BlockLink|Carbon}}&nbsp;x100
|
The results mirror the composition of 100% pure diamond.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Netherrack}}
|
:{{BlockLink|Silicon}}&nbsp;x64
:{{BlockLink|Oxygen}}&nbsp;x18
:{{BlockLink|Mercury}}&nbsp;x15
:{{BlockLink|???}}&nbsp;x3
|
A mixture of silicate rock and mercury. [[Wikipedia:Mercury(II) oxide|Mercury(II) oxide]] (HgO) is red to orange in color, although these results contain too little oxygen for any of this compound to form.
|-
|{{BlockLink|End Stone}}
|
:{{BlockLink|Silicon}}&nbsp;x59
:{{BlockLink|Carbon}}&nbsp;x13
:{{BlockLink|???}}&nbsp;x28
|
The approximate formula is Si<sub>4</sub>C, . Although it is similar to the mineral SiC ([[w:Silicon_carbide|carborundum]]).
|-
|
{{BlockLink|Glowstone}}<br />
{{ItemLink|Glowstone Dust}}<br />
|
:{{BlockLink|Argon}}&nbsp;x20
:{{BlockLink|Boron}}&nbsp;x20
:{{BlockLink|Krypton}}&nbsp;x20
:{{BlockLink|Neon}}&nbsp;x20
:{{BlockLink|???}}&nbsp;x20
|
These three gases are [[Wikipedia:noble gas|noble gases]], which are commonly used in neon lights to produce vibrant colors.
|-
|{{BlockLink|Soul Sand}}
|
:{{BlockLink|Silicon}}&nbsp;x37
:{{BlockLink|Oxygen}}&nbsp;x3
:{{BlockLink|???}}&nbsp;x60
|
Soul sand is mostly composed of an unknown element, due to its paranormal composition.
|-
|{{ItemLink|Ink Sac}}
|
:{{BlockLink|Iron}}
:{{BlockLink|Sulfur}}
:{{BlockLink|Oxygen}}&nbsp;x4
|
This formula roughly corresponds to [[Wikipedia:Iron (II) sulfate|Iron (II) sulfate]], an inorganic dark dye, which is not found in any species of real-life squid.
|-
|{{ItemLink|Sugar}}
|
:{{BlockLink|Carbon}}&nbsp;x6
:{{BlockLink|Hydrogen}}&nbsp;x12
:{{BlockLink|Oxygen}}&nbsp;x6
|
The results approximate C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>12</sub>O<sub>6</sub>, the chemical formula for a simple [[Wikipedia:sugar|sugar]].
|-
|{{ItemLink|Charcoal}}
|
:{{BlockLink|Carbon}}&nbsp;x7
:{{BlockLink|Hydrogen}}&nbsp;x4
:{{BlockLink|Oxygen}}
|
The results approximate C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>4</sub>O, the chemical formula for [[Wikipedia:charcoal|charcoal]].
|}

Note that copper-related blocks, mud, coarse dirt, raw ore blocks and items, deepslate ores, iron, gold, and diamond equipment, doors, and trapdoors cannot be put into a material reducer, besides them being related to blocks that can.

All compounds that can be made in the compound creator and lab table can also be reduced in the material reducer, yielding their respective ingredients.

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Stone/BE}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Material Reducer
|spritetype=block
|nameid=material_reducer
|aliasid=chemistry_table / 4
|id=-986
|translationkey=tile.materialreducer.name
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}

{{:Compound Creator/BS}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.0|dev=beta 1.2.20.1|[[File:Material Reducer (N) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Material Reducer (E) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Material Reducer (S) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Material Reducer (W) BE1.png|32px]] Added material reducers.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.2.20.2|Pocket UI screens have been added to material reducers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.30|dev=Preview 1.21.30.23|The different chemistry table type [[block states]] for the <code>chemistry_table</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.}}
|{{HistoryLine|education}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.27|[[File:Material Reducer (N) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Material Reducer (E) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Material Reducer (S) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Material Reducer (W) BE1.png|32px]] Added material reducers.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list|projects=mcpe}}

== Trivia ==
* There is currently a glitch in the material reducer's GUI: When the input slot becomes red, the "tubes" that are connected to it are sometimes rendered over the red square, which causes the image to flick between the normal square and the tubes.

== Gallery ==
=== Renders ===
<gallery>
Material Reducer (S).png|A material reducer facing south.
Material Reducer (W).png|A material reducer facing west.
Material Reducer (N).png|A material reducer facing north.
Material Reducer (E).png|A material reducer facing east.
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Material Reducer GUI.png|The interface of the material reducer with a [[grass block]] being placed inside of the input slot.
</gallery>

== Navigation ==
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[[es:Reductor de materia]]
[[fr:Déconstructeur de matériaux]]
[[ja:物質還元器]]
[[pt:Redutor de material]]
[[ru:Редуктор материала]]
[[uk:Розбивач матеріалів]]
[[zh:材料分解器]]
