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What is a plasma?

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Plasma is the liquid part of blood. It accounts for 46 to 63 percent of total blood volume. It is mostly water with a number of dissolved substances that add to its viscosity. The majority (92 percent) of the dissolved solutes are plasma proteins. Nonprotein components include metabolic waste products, nutrients, ions, and dissolved gases. Plasma takes up 99% of the universe, but is rarely found on earth. If you heat up matter to roughly 10000 degrees, you can make plasma.

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