Phosphorus is highly inflammable; in a matchstick, it ignites by:

Sublimation

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Melting

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Changing wood into a fuel

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Friction

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Solution

The correct option is D
Friction

In a matchstick, phosphorus ignites by heat energy generated by friction.

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