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In 1827, John Walker, a druggist in a small English town, tipped a splint with sulphur, chlorate of potash, and sulphid of antimony, and rubbed it on sandpaper, and it burst into flame. The druggist had discovered the first friction-chemical match, the kind we use to-day. It is
called friction-chemical because it is made by mixing certain chemicals together and rubbing them. Although Walker's match did not
require the bottle of acid, nevertheless it was not a good one. It could be lighted only by hard rubbing, and it sputtered and threw fire in all
directions. In a few years, however, phosphorus was substituted on the tip for antimony, and the change worked wonders. The match
could now be lighted with very little rubbing, and it was no longer necessary to have sandpaper upon which to rub it. It would ignite when
rubbed on any dry surface, and there was no longer any sputtering. This was the phosphorus match, the match with which we are so
familiar
According the bolded paragraph, what was the benefit of the new phosphorus match?
Olt burst into flame when rubbed on sandpaper.
O It was made by mixing chemicals.
Olt could be ignited on any dry surface
Olt threw fire in all directions

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