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Can you say that thermal plasma is hot plasma and non-thermal plasma is cold plasma?
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A plasma consists of an gas in which some gas atoms/molecules are ionised. If it is is in thermal equilibrium then in order to maintain the needed level of ionisation will require that the gas is very hot. Of the order of 4-5,000 degrees Celsius.
In a non-thermal plasma the electrons are hot enough to ionise the gas but the gas is at a different temperature. This can be achieved by heating the electrons by using a microwave or radio frequency field. As the electrons are light they do not exchange energy with the gas very efficiently. So in a non-thermal plasma the gas can be cold.
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How cold is lightning?
Its not cold its hot. Its so hot that it is considered to be a form of plasma.
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Hot.
How can you tell if something is conducting thermal energy?
Something is conducting thermal energy if it is hot or cold to touch. Heat is thermal energy and heat can be felt by either the feeling of cold, or hot.
When does a object has thermal energy when its hot or cold?
both
What is the movement of thermal energy from hot to cold?
Conduction.
Which factor most determined how hot or cold something feels when you touch it?
Thermal conductivity most determines how hot or cold something feels when you touch it. The nerve endings in your skin determine what is hot and cold when you touch it.
What is transferred from a hot object to a cold object?
Thermal energy.
How does my heat go from hot to cold?
There is no adequent heat- thermal.
What is the direction that thermal energy naturally flows in?
Hot to cold
What is the movement of thermal energy from hot to cold called?
Conduction.
When have a hot and cold substance which direction does thermal energy flow?
It will flow to the cold substance
What happens to thermal energy when you mix hot and cool water together?
Since hot water is less dense that cold air the hot water will rise and the cold would sink then it keeps doing this in a circular motion 'till the thermal energy reaches to thermal equilibrium.
