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

It sublimes.

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It turns into a liquid.

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It changes wood into a fuel.

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It starts burning.

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Solution

The correct option is D
It starts burning.

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

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