Lighting a match results in light and heat. Since energy was not created by the match, what transformation took place?

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Sylvia Walker

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24 February, 19:35

Lighting a match results in light and heat. Since energy was not created by the match, what transformation took place?

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Kaia · Answer 1

Chemical energy stored in the compounds caked on the head of the match, and later the

chemical energy stored in the wood, was released in the form of heat and light when the

chemical compounds got hot enough.