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Why don't matches catch fire as soon as they are in contact with the oxygen in the air?
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∙ 8y ago
To start any chemical reaction the reactants (ingredients) need to reach a certain energy level called the activation energy. Room temperature is not hot enough to provide the activation energy to ignite the materials in a match. Very few substances can ignite at room temperature.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe air doesn't contain any fuels, only an oxidiser (Oxygen, it supports combustion of fuels, but won't burn itself).
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