The invention of the common chemical matchstick containing safer amorphous red phosphorus instead of toxic white phosphorus is called what? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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The invention of the common chemical matchstick containing safer amorphous red phosphorus instead of toxic white phosphorus is called what?

A. Lucifer Match

B. Congreve Match

C. Safety Match

D. Friction Match

Answer: Option C

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

John Edvard Lundström developed the commercial safety match in Sweden by putting red phosphorus on the striking strip rather than the match head.

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