Q. The pungent smell emitted while scratching the matchbox?

A
Red Phosphorus
B
White Phosphorus
C
Sulphur dioxide
D
Methane
Solution:

The gas confuses the olfactory receptors and has a numbing effect on them. … Lighting a match produces sulfur dioxide, which masks the odor of compounds in farts and feces that make them smell bad

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