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'''Conductivity''' is a [[Minecraft:block property]] that determines whether redstone signals can be conducted through them (i.e. [[Minecraft:powered]]). When conductive blocks receive a redstone signal, they are able to activate redstone [[Minecraft:Redstone components#Mechanism components|mechanism components]], and may be able to power adjacent redstone dust. Conductive and non-conductive blocks also have properties not related to redstone; for example, mob spawning, and suffocation.<br />
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Conductive blocks are often called '''opaque blocks''' because many common blocks that can be powered are [[Minecraft:opaque]]; for example, [[Minecraft:stone]], [[Minecraft:dirt]], [[Minecraft:wood]]. Non-conductive blocks are often called '''transparent blocks''' because the most common example is [[Minecraft:glass]]. However, whether or not you can see through the block does not determine whether a block can be powered. Most opaque blocks share a similar set of properties, and most transparent blocks share their own set.<br />
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== Properties ==<br />
[[Minecraft:Opaque]] [[Minecraft:full block]]s (like [[Minecraft:stone]]) tend to be conductive while partial blocks (like [[Minecraft:slabs]]) or [[Minecraft:transparent]] blocks (like [[Minecraft:glass]]) tend to be non-conductive. However, there are numerous exceptions (see below).<br />
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Many effects of conductivity are non-obvious. ''Minecraft'' [[Minecraft:Block properties#Solid properties|does not have a single "solid" property for blocks]], and for historical reasons, conductivity is sometimes used when a test for solidity is needed.<br />
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[[File:Cut Redstone 1.png|thumb|The conductive gold block cuts the redstone dust, preventing it from connecting vertically and does not transmit a signal; the non-conductive tinted glass does not cut the redstone dust, allowing it to connect vertically and transmit a signal]]<br />
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'''Common properties of conductive blocks:'''<br />
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*can be [[Minecraft:powered]]<br />
*prevent [[Minecraft:chest]]s from opening when placed on top of them<br />
*[[Minecraft:suffocate]]s [[Minecraft:mob]]s inside them<br />
*can "cut" [[Minecraft:redstone dust]] (prevent redstone dust from connecting vertically, see image)<br />
*redstone dust can transmit a signal up or down a conductive block<br />
*[[Minecraft:redstone comparator]]s can measure block state through a conductive block unless its power level is 15.<br />
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Other properties may include:<br />
*[[Minecraft:bat]]s can hang upside down on conductive blocks<br />
*[[Minecraft:ghast]] fireballs start fires on conductive blocks<br />
*[[Minecraft:minecart]]s "bounce off" conductive blocks if a minecart passes over a powered rail pointing into a conductive block<br />
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'''Common properties of non-conductive blocks:'''<br />
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*cannot be powered<br />
*do not prevent chest from opening when placed on top of them<br />
*do not suffocate mobs inside them<br />
*mobs cannot [[Minecraft:Mob spawning|spawn]] inside conductive blocks. Conductive blocks also play a part in the [[Minecraft:Mob spawning#Pack spawning|pack spawning]] algorithm{{only|je}}.<br />
*do not cut redstone dust (prevent from connecting vertically)<br />
*redstone dust can only transmit a signal up a non-conductive block, not down {{only|je}}<br />
*redstone comparators cannot measure block state through non-conductive blocks<br />
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Other properties may include:<br />
*bats cannot hang upside down on them<br />
*ghast fireballs do not start fires on them<br />
*minecarts stop when passing over a powered rail and colliding with a non-conductive block<br />
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'''Unique conductive blocks'''<br />
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As noted above, most conductive blocks are full solid blocks with the exception of [[Minecraft:soul sand]] and [[Minecraft:mud]] (7/8 of a block tall). <br />
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[[Minecraft:Mangrove roots]], [[Minecraft:monster spawner]]s{{only|bedrock}}, [[Minecraft:trial spawner]]s{{only|bedrock}}, closed [[Minecraft:shulker box]]es{{only|bedrock}}, [[Minecraft:big dripleaf]]{{only|Bedrock}} and [[Minecraft:barrier]]s are the only conductive blocks that can be waterlogged.<br />
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[[Minecraft:Target]] blocks and [[Minecraft:jukebox]]es are unique in that they connect to adjacent redstone dust.{{Verify|edition=Bedrock edition}}<br />
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'''Unique non-conductive blocks'''<br />
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[[Minecraft:Blocks of redstone]], [[Minecraft:observer]]s, and [[Minecraft:piston]]s are full solid blocks made of materials with the solid-blocking property, but are non-conductive.<br />
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'''Non-conductive block placement behavior'''<br />
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Many non-conductive blocks exhibit their own unique behavior regarding what blocks can be placed on them, and what blocks they can be placed on. See [[Minecraft:Opacity/Placement]].<br />
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For example, leaves are a full solid non-conductive block, but certain redstone-related blocks cannot be placed on them: <br />
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*{{BlockLink|Redstone dust}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Redstone repeater}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Redstone comparator}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Button}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Lever}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Tripwire hook}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Rail}}, and its varieties<br />
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== List of conductive blocks ==<br />
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This list contains the basic forms of blocks that share common properties of conductive blocks. All variants of these blocks (e.g. bricks, smooth, polished, cracked, etc.) are also conductive.<br />
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*{{BlockLink|Andesite}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Barrier}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Bedrock}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Bell}}{{only|Bedrock}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Big dripleaf}}{{only|Bedrock}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Blackstone}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Block of amethyst}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Block of quartz}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Bone block}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Bricks}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Clay}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Cobblestone}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Concrete powder}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Concrete}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|id=tube coral block|Coral block}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Dead coral block}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Deepslate}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Dirt}}<br />
**not {{BlockLink|Farmland}} or {{BlockLink|Dirt path}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Dried kelp block}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|id=stone|Double slab}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|End stone}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Froglight}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Glazed terracotta}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Granite}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Gravel}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Hay bale}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Honey block}}{{only|Bedrock}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|id=oak log|Log|Logs}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Magma block}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Mangrove roots}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Nether wart block}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Netherrack}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|id=diamond ore|Ore}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Packed ice}}, {{BlockLink|Blue ice}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Pumpkin}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Purpur}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Redstone lamp}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Shroomlight}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Shulker box}}, closed only<br />
*{{BlockLink|Slime block}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Soul sand}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Soul soil}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Stone}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Target}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Terracotta}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Wood}}<br />
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== List of nonconductive blocks ==<br />
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This list contains blocks that share common properties of non-conductive blocks.<br />
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*{{BlockLink|Block of redstone}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Composter}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Copper bulb}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Copper grate}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Decorated pot}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Dirt path}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Enchanting table}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Farmland}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Glass}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Glowstone}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Honey block}}{{only|Java}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Hopper}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Ice}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Leaves}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Observer}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Piston}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|id=oak slab|Slab}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Stairs}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|Tinted glass}}<br />
*{{BlockLink|TNT}}<br />
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== Issues ==<br />
{{Issue list|conductive}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Minecraft:Solid block]]<br />
* [[Minecraft:Opacity]]<br />
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