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What is plasma?

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Cornelia Borrmann
May 24, 2024

Plasma is the fourth state of matter. It is created when a gas is heated or placed in a strong magnetic field, where its atoms and molecules release electrons and become ionized, causing it to glow. This week's viewer question comes from Omar A. in Jordan.

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