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Which chemical is used to make an auto fire or match stick burner from some distance?


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The chemicals which are used to make an auto fire or a match stick burner are potassium chlorate, starch, Sulphur and glue.

  • In case of the matchstick's auto fire, the matchsticks come packed in an open table box.
  • The sides of the box are red and they are used to ignite the fire.
  • Match stick burner is the short wooden stick of a match
  • Auto-fire can be caused by many chemical combinations.
  • The gas burners that are present in households can be called auto-fire which requires a constant supply of liquified gas.
  • Matchstick fire needs a constant supply of oxygen which it obtains from the air.
  • The friction between the matchstick and the box is the reason that causes fire.

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