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what is the difference between gas and plasma

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Answered by dhruvbadaya1
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Gas and Plasma are two states of matter and are quite similar, but different.

Plasma is different from a gas, because it is made up of groups of positively and negatively charged particles. For example, in neon gas, the electrons are all bound to the nucleus. In neon plasma, the electrons are free to move around the system.

The defining difference is that in a gas the atoms are intact, and in fact are typically bonded into molecules, whereas in a plasma at least some of the electrons separate entirely from their atoms. In other words, particles of a plasma are charged, but particles of a gas are mostly uncharged. So technically, a plasma is not a gas and it should be said that a star is a ball of plasma, not gas. (Actually, there is a thin outer layer called the photosphere which actually consists of gas because the temperature isn't hot enough to form plasma)

Answered by rogeorge652
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Plasma is like a paste while gas is airy.
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