When you strike a match you produce frictional heat energy what does this input of energy present in a chemical reaction

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Chemistry

Stanley Schneider

7 April, 22:52

When you strike a match you produce frictional heat energy what does this input of energy present in a chemical reaction

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Hezekiah Burton · Answer 1

Activation energy

Karissa Hood · Answer 2

If this is that MC question then the answer is D.

Explanation:

The correct answer is D. The energy needed for a chemical reaction is called the activation energy. This energy is to be present in order for the reaction to happen. This can be achieved by supplying or releasing heat from a system of reactants. This can achieved faster by using a catalyst.