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Explain how a matchstick works.Why are modern day matchsticks safer than the old ones? ​

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Answered by Itzraisingstar
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You rub the match head against the red strip on the side of the matchbox. This strip on the box contains a bit of powdered glass to make it extra rough. Scratching the rough match head against the rough strip leads to friction. That creates just enough heat to start a series of chemical reactions.

The safety of true "safety matches" is derived from the separation of the reactive ingredients between a match head on the end of a paraffin-impregnated splint and the special striking surface (in addition to the safety aspect of replacing the white phosphorus with red phosphorus).

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