2007-01-26 13:05:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
It's a little scratchy area (usually on the side of the box) where you can strike the match. Some matches you can strike on most any scratchy surface, others you pretty much have to use the strike pad on the box - a safety feature.
2007-01-26 13:11:37 · answer #1 · answered by Eclectic_N 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Strike anywhere" matches (like Swan Vestas) have potassium chlorate and (red) phosphorus on the match-head, and can be ignited by simple friction against the bit of sandpaper on the side of the matchbox, or anything else which is rough. In "safety matches" the potassium chlorate is on the match-head, and the phosphorus in the compound on the side of the box, and it needs the two to be in contact (plus a bit of frictional heat) to ignite the match.
So, the strike pad is the sandpaper or phosphorus compound on the side of the matchbox.
2007-01-26 13:29:41 · answer #2 · answered by andrew f 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
a strike pad is to light the match. is that what u wanted to know??? hope this helps!!
2007-01-26 13:10:17 · answer #3 · answered by girl881 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋