{"id":12429,"date":"2025-12-09T09:42:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T08:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigres-plasma.de\/?p=12429"},"modified":"2026-02-03T09:41:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T08:41:00","slug":"what-is-plasma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigres-plasma.de\/en\/plasmawissen-en\/what-is-plasma\/","title":{"rendered":"What is plasma?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12429\" class=\"elementor elementor-12429 elementor-12307\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9fc85a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9fc85a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6320b1f\" data-id=\"6320b1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d2130a elementor-widget elementor-widget-aux_modern_button\" data-id=\"7d2130a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"aux_modern_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"aux-modern-button-wrapper aux-modern-button-align-left\" >\n                    <a class=\"aux-modern-button aux-black aux-modern-button-md aux-modern-button-normal aux-modern-button-default aux-icon-\" href=\"\/en\/plasma-knowledge\/interesting-facts-about-plasma\/\">\n                <div class=\"aux-overlay\"><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"aux-icon \">\n                                            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"aux-text\">\n<span class=\"aux-text-before\">&gt; Plasma knowledge<\/span>                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n            \n    <\/div>\n\n    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26205be elementor-widget elementor-widget-aux_modern_heading\" data-id=\"26205be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"aux_modern_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<section class=\"aux-widget-modern-heading\">\n            <div class=\"aux-widget-inner\"><h2 class=\"aux-modern-heading-primary\">What exactly is plasma?<\/h2><h3 class=\"aux-modern-heading-secondary\"><span class=\"aux-head-before\">Plasma<\/span><span class=\"aux-head-highlight\">understandably<\/span><span class=\"aux-head-after\">explained<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n        <\/section>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a1b5b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a1b5b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7933c6b\" data-id=\"7933c6b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4acd7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4acd7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>What is plasma? We often encounter this question in conversations with potential customers who have not yet used a TIGRES system for plasma surface treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Basically, plasma is a state of aggregation of any matter. The state of aggregation of a substance ultimately differs only in terms of its current energy intensity or the vibration intensity of the molecules of that substance. <br \/>There are four states of matter, the first three of which\u2014solid, liquid and gaseous\u2014are well known from our everyday environment. The fourth state of matter is <strong>plasma<\/strong>, which is explained below.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e410e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66e410e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/tigres-plasma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Aggregatzustaende_ENG-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12447\" alt=\"What is plasma - States of matter\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a simple example, we will choose water as our material, since three of the four states of matter are already familiar to us from everyday life.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61de95e elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61de95e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14f9867\" data-id=\"14f9867\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3f5c3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-aux_modern_heading\" data-id=\"c3f5c3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"aux_modern_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<section class=\"aux-widget-modern-heading\">\n            <div class=\"aux-widget-inner\"><h2 class=\"aux-modern-heading-primary\">The first state of matter (SOLID)<\/h2><\/div>\n        <\/section>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebef60c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebef60c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When a substance is very cold, its molecules either do not vibrate at all or vibrate very slowly. In this state, the substance is solid. <\/p>\n<p>In our example, cold water below 0\u00b0C is solid. The water molecules are arranged in a solid lattice structure. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Water in this state is called ice.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7cf950\" data-id=\"f7cf950\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6781be0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6781be0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/tigres-plasma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AggregatzustaendeSOLIDO_ITAhellgrau.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12476\" alt=\"Cos&apos;\u00e8 il plasma - Stato fisico SOLIDO\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tigres-plasma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AggregatzustaendeSOLIDO_ITAhellgrau.png 290w, https:\/\/tigres-plasma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AggregatzustaendeSOLIDO_ITAhellgrau-258x300.png 258w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad0c8b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad0c8b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47c88c9\" data-id=\"47c88c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c07f77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c07f77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"295\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/tigres-plasma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AggregatzustaendeLIQUID_ENG.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12453\" alt=\"What is plasma \u2013 state of matter LIQUID\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tigres-plasma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AggregatzustaendeLIQUID_ENG.png 295w, https:\/\/tigres-plasma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AggregatzustaendeLIQUID_ENG-260x300.png 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c1a436\" data-id=\"5c1a436\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-723a4b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-aux_modern_heading\" data-id=\"723a4b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"aux_modern_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<section class=\"aux-widget-modern-heading\">\n            <div class=\"aux-widget-inner\"><h2 class=\"aux-modern-heading-primary\">The second state of matter (LIQUID)<\/h2><\/div>\n        <\/section>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc73d3 elementor-widget-widescreen__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dc73d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When energy is added to ice, e.g. in the form of heat, the ice molecules begin to vibrate and, once a certain amount of energy has been added, can no longer maintain their lattice structure.<\/p>\n<p>The molecules move quite close together but still freely in space. Thus, the matter has changed from a solid state of aggregation to a liquid state of aggregation. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Solid ice turned into liquid water through the addition of energy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efe1eb8 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efe1eb8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dbd643\" data-id=\"5dbd643\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e6ab59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-aux_modern_heading\" data-id=\"2e6ab59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"aux_modern_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<section class=\"aux-widget-modern-heading\">\n            <div class=\"aux-widget-inner\"><h2 class=\"aux-modern-heading-primary\">The third state of matter (GASEOUS)<\/h2><\/div>\n        <\/section>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29cdc1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29cdc1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If energy, e.g. heat, is continuously added to the liquid water, the water molecules vibrate faster and faster. This means that they have to move further and further apart in order to vibrate more strongly. <\/p>\n<p>Above 100\u00b0C, the molecules now require so much space that they assume a new state of aggregation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Liquid water turns into gaseous water vapour.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11ac9e4\" data-id=\"11ac9e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5e49d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5e49d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/tigres-plasma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AggregatzustaendeGASEOUS_ENGhellgrau.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12450\" alt=\"What is plasma \u2013 gaseous state of matter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tigres-plasma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AggregatzustaendeGASEOUS_ENGhellgrau.png 290w, https:\/\/tigres-plasma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AggregatzustaendeGASEOUS_ENGhellgrau-257x300.png 257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-391d479 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"391d479\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f82836a\" data-id=\"f82836a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82718ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82718ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"294\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/tigres-plasma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AggregatzustaendePLASMA_DEU-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12342\" alt=\"Grafische Darstellung des Plasma Aggregatzustands mit Elektronen und Ionen, als Vergleich zur Erkl\u00e4rung von Was ist Plasma und anderen Zustandsformen der Materie.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tigres-plasma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AggregatzustaendePLASMA_DEU-1.png 294w, https:\/\/tigres-plasma.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AggregatzustaendePLASMA_DEU-1-260x300.png 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4092b21\" data-id=\"4092b21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5046514 elementor-widget elementor-widget-aux_modern_heading\" data-id=\"5046514\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"aux_modern_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<section class=\"aux-widget-modern-heading\">\n            <div class=\"aux-widget-inner\"><h2 class=\"aux-modern-heading-primary\">The 4th state of matter (PLASMA)<\/h2><\/div>\n        <\/section>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e81de8b elementor-widget-widescreen__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e81de8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If further energy is added to the molecules of the gaseous water vapour, e.g. in the form of heat or electricity (in nature, e.g. in the form of lightning), the molecules of the water vapour ionise. This means that the additional energy causes a large proportion of the molecules, which are freely oscillating in the gaseous state, to split into ions and free electrons. In addition, highly excited species such as fragment molecules, which are missing ions or electrons, remain.  <\/p>\n<p>It is a high-energy gas with many differently charged particles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gaseous water vapour has become a high-energy state called plasma.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ad9d38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ad9d38\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6c9141\" data-id=\"e6c9141\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b1d1e6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8b1d1e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-486bde6 elementor-widget-widescreen__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"486bde6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This example also shows that the states of aggregation are reversible. If energy is now removed again, the process reverses in the opposite direction. <\/p>\n<p>If the plasma (<strong>4th state of matter<\/strong>) is removed from the energy source, the high-energy free charges in the plasma find their opposite pole again and after a short time the plasma returns to its<strong> gaseous<\/strong> state (<strong>3rd state of matter)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If energy continues to be removed from the gas, it becomes <strong>liquid (2nd state of matter)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If energy continues to be removed from the liquid, it becomes <strong>solid (first state of matter)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&gt; Plasma knowledge What exactly is plasma? Plasmaunderstandablyexplained What is plasma? 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