The sides of safety matches contains :

red phosphorus + sand powder

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P_{4} S_{3}

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C a_{3} (P O_{4})

+ glass pieces

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K C l O_{3}, K N O_{3}

, sulphur + antimony

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Solution

The correct option is A red phosphorus + sand powder
The sides of safety matches contains red phosphorus + sand powder. While the head of match stick contain $P_{4} S_{3}$ .

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