How to make all chlorides in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a compound called Cerium Chloride (from the Chemistry update) with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, Cerium Chloride is one of the compounds that you can craft using the compound creator. It is available in the Chemistry Update for Minecraft Education Edition and has also been added to Minecraft Pocket Edition, Windows 10, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch (if you enable the Education Edition chemistry features in your world).

How to make all chlorides in Minecraft

Let's explore how to make the compound called Cerium Chloride.

TIP: To enable the Education Edition chemistry features in Minecraft PE, Windows 10, Xbox One or Nintendo Switch, toggle the Education Edition option in your world settings. Because Education gameplay may break your world, the game will make a copy of your world starting with [EDU]. This is the world that will contain the new Chemistry "features".

Supported Platforms

The compound called Cerium Chloride is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
How to make all chlorides in Minecraft
 Java Edition (PC/Mac)
No
How to make all chlorides in Minecraft
 Pocket Edition (PE)
Yes (1.4.0)
How to make all chlorides in Minecraft
 Xbox 360
No
How to make all chlorides in Minecraft
 Xbox One
Yes (1.4.0)
How to make all chlorides in Minecraft
 PS3
No
How to make all chlorides in Minecraft
 PS4
No
How to make all chlorides in Minecraft
 Wii U
No
How to make all chlorides in Minecraft
 Nintendo Switch
Yes (1.5.0)
How to make all chlorides in Minecraft
 Windows 10 Edition
Yes (1.4.0)
How to make all chlorides in Minecraft
 Education Edition
Yes (1.4.0)

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Required Materials to make Cerium Chloride

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft the compound called Cerium Chloride:

How to craft Cerium Chloride

1. Open the Compound Creator Menu

First, open your compound creator so that you have the Compound Creator menu that looks like this:

How to make all chlorides in Minecraft

2. Add Items to make Cerium Chloride

In the Compound Creator menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 grid. To make Cerium Chloride, place 1 Cerium and 3 Chlorine in the 3x3 grid.

When crafting Cerium Chloride, you can place the elements anywhere in the grid and you will get the same result. In this example, we have placed 1 Cerium and 3 Chlorine in the second row. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for the compound called Cerium Chloride which has the chemical formula of CeCl3.

How to make all chlorides in Minecraft

Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct elements, the Cerium Chloride will appear in the output box on the right.

How to make all chlorides in Minecraft

3. Move the Cerium Chloride to Inventory

Once you have crafted Cerium Chloride, you need to move the new item to your inventory.

How to make all chlorides in Minecraft

Congratulations, you have made the compound called Cerium Chloride in Minecraft!

Other Compounds

Here are some of the other compounds available in the Chemistry Update:

How do you make chlorides in Minecraft?

In the Compound Creator menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 grid. To make Calcium Chloride, place 1 Calcium and 2 Chlorine in the 3x3 grid. When crafting Calcium Chloride, you can place the elements anywhere in the grid and you will get the same result.

What are all the chlorides in Minecraft?

Chlorides.

How do you make the chlorides?

The chloride ion /ˈklɔːraɪd/ is the anion (negatively charged ion) Cl. It is formed when the element chlorine (a halogen) gains an electron or when a compound such as hydrogen chloride is dissolved in water or other polar solvents.

How do you make all compounds in Minecraft?

ELEMENT CONSTRUCTOR Use the Compound Creator by right clicking on it, just like a regular crafting table. Create compounds by adding the appropriate type and number of elements to the grid. The compound you have created will appear in the output box on the righthand side.