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The energy liberated by burning the whole match is the weight (0.2grams ?) times heat of combustion of the wood - about 20kJ per gram so a few kilojoules as you almost never burn it completely.

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A burning match only uses a small amount of energy. The average reaction uses just a few joules of energy.

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chemical potential energy

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The match has potential energy.

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