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Plasma is considered to be a fourth state of matter, in addition to solid, liquid, and gas. It is a highly ionized gas where some or all of the electrons have been separated from their respective atoms. This results in a mixture of free electrons and positively charged ions, giving plasma unique electrical and magnetic properties.

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Is plasma a gas with an electrical charge?

Yes, plasma is often referred to as the fourth state of matter and is a gas that is composed of positively charged ions and free electrons, giving it an electrical charge. Plasma is created when a gas is heated to extremely high temperatures or exposed to a strong electromagnetic field.


Is plasma a gas with electric charge?

yes plasma is a gas with an electrical charge


Is a plasma is a gas with an electrical charge?

Yes, a plasma is a gas with an electrical charge.


What is and what kind of ionic charge does plasma have?

Plasma is a state of matter which exists at really high temperatures. Plasma gas is a mixture of ions, electrons and atoms. The other three states of matter are solid, liquid and gas.


Plasma?

an ionized gas consisting of positive ions and free electrons in proportions resulting in more or less no overall electric charge.


What is the total charge of plasma?

Plasma is considered to be the fourth state of matter with solid, liquid, and gas being the first three. Plasma is obtained only at extreme temperatures. It is basically a mixture of atoms, electrons, and ions.


Is gas hot enough to loose its electrons?

Yes, at high enough temperatures, gas can become ionized by losing its electrons. This process is known as ionization and results in the gas forming a plasma.


Is plasma total charge positive or negative?

Just like any material, it may, or may not, be electrically neutral. What makes it a plasma is that many of its atoms are ionized - but of course the ionization process produces both positive and negative charges (the positive ions, and the electrons). If the original gas had a zero net charge, then (due to the law of conservation of charge) the resulting plasma will also have a zero net charge.


Can you say that thermal plasma is hot plasma and non-thermal plasma is cold plasma?

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.


In what state of matter is the sun?

gas


How do you deconstruct Ionized Plasma to its gas form?

Add electrons.


What is the most common state of matter-?

Plasma is the most common state of matter. Plasma is a mixture of atoms and ions and electrons where electrons are mobile with respect to the ions and atoms. For example, electrons in conducting metals constitute a Plasma mixture; ionized gas is a plasma mixture. The key to Plasmas is the presence of mobile charges in a mixture. The mixture can be charge balanced, (plus and minus charge equal), but some charges are mobile, not bound. For example atoms in a crystal may be bound in the crystal structure but their electrons can move within the crystal structure, thus creating a an electron plasma.