#PLASMA $XPL THE FOURTH STATE OF MATTER
PLASMA IS OFTEN CALLED THE **FOURTH STATE OF MATTER.DISTINCT FROM SOLIDS, LIQUIDS, AND GASES. WHEN A GAS IS HEATED TO EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURES OR EXPOSED TO STRONG ELECTRICAL ENERGY, ITS ATOMS LOSE ELECTRONS. THIS CREATES A MIXTURE OF POSITIVELY CHARGED IONS AND FREE ELECTRONS.KNOWN AS PLASMA.
PLASMA IS THE MOST COMMON FORM OF MATTER IN THE UNIVERSE STARS, INCLUDING OUR SUN, ARE MADE OF PLASMA. IT ALSO APPEARS NATURALLY ON EARTH IN PHENOMENA SUCH AS LIGHTNING, AURORAS, AND FLAMES.ARTIFICIAL PLASMAS ARE USED IN EVERYDAY TECHNOLOGIES LIKE NEON SIGNS, FLUORESCENT LAMPS, PLASMA TVS, AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING
ONE OF PLASMA’S KEY PROPERTIES IS THAT IT CONDUCTS ELECTRICITY AND RESPONDS TO MAGNETIC FIELDS.BECAUSE OF THIS, PLASMA BEHAVES VERY DIFFERENTLY FROM ORDINARY GASES, SHOWING COMPLEX MOTIONS AND PATTERNS.
TODAY, PLASMA RESEARCH PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN .ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ESPECIALLY IN FIELDS LIKE .NUCLEAR FUSION. WHERE SCIENTISTS AIM TO PRODUCE CLEAN AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY BY CONTROLLING HIGH-TEMPERATURE PLASMA.
