Match. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of an unburnt match showing the head (top) meeting the wooden shaft (bottom). The head of a match i

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Match. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of an unburnt match showing the head (top) meeting the wooden shaft (bottom). The head of a match is usually made from paraffin and combustible chemicals, including phosphorous trisulphide, which burns at low temperatures. Magnification: x30 when printed 10 centimetres high.

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Photo credit: © SUSUMU NISHINAGA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: chemical, chemicals, chemistry, coloured, combustible, common, false-colour, false-coloured, familiar, head, item, match, matchstick, object, paraffin, phosphorus, sem, shaft, tip, trisulphide, unburnt, wood, wooden