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What is plasma?

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Plasma. It is a state of matter which consists of super energetic and super excited particles. These particles are in the form of ionised gases. The florescent tube and neon sign bulbs consist of plasma. Inside a neon sign bulb there is neon gas and inside a florescent tube there is helium gas or some other gas. The gas gets ionised, that is, gets charged when electrical energy flows through it. This charging up creates a plasma glowing inside the tube or bulb. The plasma glows with a special colour depending on the nature of gas. The Sun and the satrs glow because of the presence of plasma in them. The plasma is created in stars because of very high temperature.
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