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How does gas turn into a plasma?

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A gas can change state to become a plasma if it is given enough energy. Adding electrical energy or thermal energy will drive electrons off the gas atoms and ionize them. The ionized gas atoms are now a plasma. This change of state is a physical change, and not a chemical one. Lastly a plasma can be created at different temperatures, and this will depend on the gas atoms being heated to become a plasma.

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