Question

what is plasma? How is it formed? ( in chemistry)

Answer 1

A plasma is a hot ionized gas consisting of approximately equal numbers of positively charged ions and negatively charged electrons. The characteristics of plasmas are significantly different from those of ordinary neutral gases so that plasmas are considered a distinct "fourth state of matter."



To put it very simply, a plasma is an ionized gas, a gas into which sufficient energy is provided to free electrons from atoms or molecules and to allow both species, ions and electrons, to coexist. The funny thing about that is, that as far as we know, plasmas are the most common state of matter in the universe.

Answer 2

Plasma is a gas that has been energized to the point that some of the electrons break free from but travel with their nucleus. Gases can become Plasma in several ways but all included pumping the gas with energy.