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*as of ‘17 SEPTEMBER 2023’*
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*’matter’ in the ‘plasma state’ has variable ‘volume’ + ‘shape’, but as well as ‘neutral atoms’, it contains a significant number of ‘ions’ + ‘electrons’, both of which can move around freely*
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(‘plasma’ is the most common form of ‘visible matter’ in the ‘universe’)
(“plasma” (from ancient greek πλάσμα, meaning “moldable substance”) is a state of matter resembling an ‘ionized gas’, though ‘partially ionized plasmas’ also exist)
(this ‘ionization’ makes the ‘plasma’ affected by ‘electromagnetic fields’, which heavily influence how the ‘plasma’ behaves)
(it is one of the “4 fundamental states of matter”, and was first described by chemist ‘irving langmuir’ in the 1920s)
(unlike the other 3 states of ‘solid’, ‘liquid’, and ‘gas’, ‘plasma’ does not freely exist on the ‘earth’ under normal surface conditions, and can only be artificially generated by heating ‘neutral gases’ or by subjecting that ‘gas’ to a strong ‘electromagnetic field’)
(‘plasma’ and ‘ionized gases’ have unique properties and display behaviors unlike those of the other states, and the transition between them is mostly a matter of ‘nomenclature’ and subject to interpretation)
(based on the surrounding ‘environmental temperature’ and ‘density’, ‘partially ionized’ or ‘fully ionized’ forms of ‘plasma’ may be produced)
(‘neon signs’ or ‘lightning storms’ are examples of ‘partially ionized plasma’, while the interior of the ‘sun’ is an example of ‘fully ionized plasma’, along with the ‘solar corona’ and ‘stars’)
(the ‘positive charge’ in ‘ions’ is achieved by stripping away ‘electrons’ from ‘atomic nuclei’)
(the ‘number of electrons removed’ is related to either the ‘increase in temperature’ or the ‘local density’ of other ‘ionized matter’)
(this also can be accompanied by the dissociation of ‘molecular bonds’, though this process is distinctly different from chemical processes of ‘ion interactions’ in ‘liquids’ or the behavior of ‘ions’ existing in ‘metals’)
(the response of ‘plasma’ to ‘electromagnetic fields’ can be usefully employed in many ‘modern technological devices’, such as ‘plasma televisions’ or ‘plasma etching’)
(‘plasma’ may be the most abundant form of ‘ordinary matter’ in the ‘universe’, although this hypothesis is currently tentative based on the existence and unknown properties of ‘dark matter’)
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(‘plasma’ is mostly associated with ‘stars’, extending to the ‘rarefied intra-cluster medium’ and possibly the ‘inter-galactic regions’)
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