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Name the non-metal which is employed to make the pink colored part of the matchsticks. How does it work?
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Name of non-metal : 1 Mark
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Phosphorous is used to make the pink colored part of the matchsticks.
Phosphorous is highly reactive and reacts with other chemicals in an exothermic reaction, liberating heat which lights up the wood of matchsticks.


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