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Lab Table

Lab Table

The lab table is a chemistry table used to make items and blocks from compounds (there are currently only five).

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Blocks Stackable resources Non-renewable resources Bedrock Edition Utility blocks Minecraft Education Block entities Blocks with GUI
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Contents (18)
  1. Obtaining
  2. Breaking
  3. Usage
  4. Successful recipes
  5. Elephant Toothpaste
  6. Unsuccessful recipes
  7. Sounds
  8. Generic
  9. Unique
  10. Data values
  11. ID
  12. Block states
  13. History
  14. Bedrock Edition
  15. Minecraft Education
  16. Issues
  17. Trivia
  18. Gallery
For other uses, see Table.
This page describes an education-related feature.
This feature is available only in Minecraft Education or when enabling the "Minecraft Education features" cheat setting in Bedrock Edition.
Lab Table
Lab Table.png: Infobox image for Minecraft block 'Lab Table'
Invicon Lab Table.png: Inventory sprite for Lab Table in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Lab Table
Renewable No
Stackable Yes (64)
Tool SlotSprite Pickaxe Required.png: Sprite image for Pickaxe Required in Minecraft
Blast resistance 3
Hardness 2.5
Luminous No
Transparent No
Waterloggable Yes
Flammable No
Catches fire
from lava 		No
Note block instrument Default (Harp)

The lab table is a chemistry table used to make items and blocks from compounds (there are currently only five).

Obtaining

Lab tables can be obtained from the Creative inventory. They cannot be obtained in Survival without commands. In Bedrock Edition, the world must also have the "Education Edition" setting enabled.

Breaking

A lab table can be mined with any tool, but pickaxes are faster.

Block Lab Table
Hardness 2.5
Tool
Breaking time (sec)[A]
Default 3.75 (JE)
3.75 (BE)
ItemSprite wooden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for wooden-pickaxe in MinecraftWooden 1.9 (JE)
1.9 (BE)
ItemSprite stone-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for stone-pickaxe in MinecraftStone 0.95 (JE)
0.95 (BE)
ItemSprite copper-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for copper-pickaxe in MinecraftCopper 0.75 (JE)
0.75 (BE)
ItemSprite iron-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for iron-pickaxe in MinecraftIron 0.65 (JE)
0.65 (BE)
ItemSprite diamond-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for diamond-pickaxe in MinecraftDiamond 0.5 (JE)
0.5 (BE)
ItemSprite netherite-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for netherite-pickaxe in MinecraftNetherite 0.45 (JE)
0.45 (BE)
ItemSprite golden-pickaxe.png: Sprite image for golden-pickaxe in MinecraftGolden 0.35 (JE)
0.35 (BE)
Legend
  • incorrect tool, drops nothing
  • correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
  • correct tool, drops the block itself
  • italicized can be instant mined
  1. ↑ These durations ignore any other influential factors (e.g., Mining Fatigue) and are measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Mining efficiency.

Usage

The interface of the lab table

Using the lab table opens a 1×9 grid, where elements and compounds can be inserted to perform experiments. The locations of the items in the grid do not affect the outcome. When ready to conduct an experiment, clicking the Combine button initiates the process.

Beaker
Flask
Jar

If the result is a viable product, the top images animate to indicate whether a liquid, gas, or solid has been produced. Shortly after, the menu closes, and the successful product appears on the table. If the combined materials did not create a viable product, the process results in a garbage item and one of few randomly selected animations.

Successful recipes

Result Materials needed
Invicon Bleach.png: Inventory sprite for Bleach in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Bleach with description: Bleach
Bleach 		Invicon Water (compound).png: Inventory sprite for Water (compound) in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Compound with description: WaterInvicon Water (compound).png: Inventory sprite for Water (compound) in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Compound with description: WaterInvicon Water (compound).png: Inventory sprite for Water (compound) in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Compound with description: WaterInvicon Sodium Hypochlorite.png: Inventory sprite for Sodium Hypochlorite in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Compound with description: Sodium HypochloriteInvicon Sodium Hypochlorite.png: Inventory sprite for Sodium Hypochlorite in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Compound with description: Sodium HypochloriteInvicon Sodium Hypochlorite.png: Inventory sprite for Sodium Hypochlorite in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Compound with description: Sodium Hypochlorite
Water × 3, Sodium hypochlorite × 3
Invicon Heat Block.gif: Inventory sprite for Heat Block in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Heat Block with description: Heat Block
Heat block 		Invicon Iron.png: Inventory sprite for Iron in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Element with description: IronInvicon Water (compound).png: Inventory sprite for Water (compound) in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Compound with description: WaterInvicon Charcoal.png: Inventory sprite for Charcoal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Charcoal with description: CharcoalInvicon Salt.png: Inventory sprite for Salt in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Compound with description: Salt
Iron, Water, Charcoal, Salt
Invicon Ice Bomb.png: Inventory sprite for Ice Bomb in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Ice Bomb with description: Ice Bomb
Ice bomb 		Invicon Sodium Acetate.png: Inventory sprite for Sodium Acetate in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Compound with description: Sodium AcetateInvicon Sodium Acetate.png: Inventory sprite for Sodium Acetate in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Compound with description: Sodium AcetateInvicon Sodium Acetate.png: Inventory sprite for Sodium Acetate in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Compound with description: Sodium AcetateInvicon Sodium Acetate.png: Inventory sprite for Sodium Acetate in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Compound with description: Sodium Acetate
Sodium acetate × 4
Invicon Super Fertilizer.png: Inventory sprite for Super Fertilizer in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Super Fertilizer with description: Super Fertilizer
Super fertilizer 		Invicon Ammonia.png: Inventory sprite for Ammonia in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Compound with description: AmmoniaInvicon Phosphorus.png: Inventory sprite for Phosphorus in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Element with description: Phosphorus
Ammonia, Phosphorus
Invicon Magnesium Salts.png: Inventory sprite for Magnesium Salts in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Magnesium Salts with description: Magnesium Salts
Magnesium Salts 		Invicon Magnesium.png: Inventory sprite for Magnesium in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Element#Magnesium with description: MagnesiumInvicon Salt.png: Inventory sprite for Salt in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Compound with description: Salt
Magnesium, Salt

Elephant Toothpaste

Result Materials needed
Elephant Toothpaste Invicon Soap.png: Inventory sprite for Soap in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Compound with description: SoapInvicon Potassium Iodide.png: Inventory sprite for Potassium Iodide in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Compound with description: Potassium IodideInvicon Hydrogen Peroxide.png: Inventory sprite for Hydrogen Peroxide in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Compound with description: Hydrogen Peroxide
Soap, Potassium iodide, Hydrogen peroxide

When combining Soap, Potassium Iodide and Hydrogen Peroxide, elephant toothpaste particles and the garbage item are created.

Lab table erupting elephant toothpaste

Unsuccessful recipes

When an invalid recipe is entered, a randomly selected animation is played and a garbage item is produced.

Possible fail animations
Name Image Particles Sounds
Miscellaneous Mystical
Lab table with enchantment particles above it
Lab Table emitting a 5.5-block tall column of enchantment particles
 lab_table_misc_mystical_particle random.fizz

random.fuse

Huge Explosion
Lab table with lava and explosion particles
Lab Table shooting out lava particles
 lava_particle

huge_explosion_lab_misc_emitter

ambient.weather.lightning.impact
Fire and Lava
Lab Table with lava drip and fire particles on top of it
Lab Table with fire and lava drip particles
 basic_flame_particle

lava_drip_particle

lt.reaction.fire
Smoke
Lab Table with dark grey smoke on top
Lab Table emitting dark smoke
 basic_smoke_particle mob.ghast.fireball
Ignition
Lab Table on fire
Lab Table catching fire
 misc_fire_vapor_particle random.explode
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Sounds

Generic

BlockSprite stone.png: Sprite image for stone in Minecraft stone sound type
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Block brokenBlocksOnce the block has brokendig.stonesubtitles.block.generic.break​1.00.8–1.0
​Block placedBlocksWhen the block is placedplace.stonesubtitles.block.generic.place​1.00.8–1.0
​Block breakingBlocksWhile the block is in the process of being brokenhit.stonesubtitles.block.generic.hit​0.370.5
​FootstepsPlayersFalling on the block with fall damagefall.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.41.0
​FootstepsPlayersWalking on the blockstep.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.31.0
​FootstepsBlocksJumping from the blockjump.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.121.0
​FootstepsBlocksFalling on the block without fall damageland.stonesubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.221.0

Unique

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​ ?Hostile MobsWhen a lab table creates an ice bombmob.wither.break_block​ ?0.51.1–1.3
​ ?SoundWhen a lab table creates bleachlt.reaction.fire​ ?6.00.7–0.9
​ ?PlayersWhen a lab table creates super fertilizerstep.gravel​ ?1.00.2–0.4
​ ?Hostile MobsWhen a lab table creates a heat blockmob.ghast.fireball​ ?1.00.5–0.7
​ ?BlocksWhen a lab table creates garbage with the miscellaneous mystical animationrandom.fizz​ ?1.00.7–0.9
​ ?BlocksWhen a lab table creates garbage with the miscellaneous mystical animationrandom.fuse​ ?1.00.4–0.6
​ ?BlocksWhen a lab table creates elephant toothpasterandom.fizz​ ?1.00.5–0.7
​ ?Hostile MobsWhen a lab table creates elephant toothpastemob.blaze.shoot​ ?1.00.8–1.0
​ ?BlocksWhen a lab table creates garbage and catches firerandom.explode​ ?1.00.4–0.6
​ ?SoundWhen a lab table creates garbage with the fire and lava particles animationlt.reaction.fire​ ?2.00.4–0.6
​ ?WeatherWhen a lab table creates garbage with the huge explosion animationambient.weather.lightning.impact​ ?1.00.6–0.8
​ ?PlayersWhen a lab table creates somethingrandom.pop​ ?1.00.5–0.7

Data values

ID

NameIdentifierAlias ID Numeric ID FormItem ID[i 1] Translation key
BlockSprite lab-table.png: Sprite image for lab-table in Minecraft Lab Tablelab_tablechemistry_table / 121243Block & Giveable Item[i 2]Identical[i 3]
(Numeric: -988)		 tile.labtable.name
  1. ↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
  2. ↑ Available with /give command.
  3. ↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Block states

See also: Block states
NameMetadata Bits Default value Allowed valuesValues for
Metadata Bits		 Description
direction0x1
0x2		00
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

Bedrock Edition
1.4.0beta 1.2.20.1 Added lab tables.
beta 1.2.20.2 Pocket UI screens have been added to lab tables.
1.21.30Preview 1.21.30.23 The different chemistry table type block states for the chemistry_table ID have been split up into their own IDs.
1.21.50Preview 1.21.50.24 Mining a lab table without a pickaxe is now faster.

Minecraft Education

Minecraft Education
1.0.27 Added lab tables.

Issues

Issues relating to "Lab Table" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

  • Even when two compounds that do not react when combined in real life (like water and salt, or multiple items of the same compound), when they are combined in the lab table, the fire and/or explosion effect still appears, creating a garbage item.
  • The interface of the lab table.
    The interface of the lab table.
  • Concept art.
    Concept art.
  • Render from the chemistry lab journal
    Render from the chemistry lab journal
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