Question

Which of the following best describes plasma?

A.) a group of super cooled particles with very low kinetic energy
B.) an ionized group of particles with low kinetic energy
C.) a gas that becomes a solid without first becoming a liquid
D.) an electrically charged gas with very high kinetic energy

Answer 1

The correct answer would be D.) an electrically charged gas with very high kinetic energy.

Plasma is considered as the fourth state of matter in which consists of high energy free electrons.

These electrons have very high energy due to which they wander freely among the nuclei of atoms.

Plasma can be generated by heating the gas up to a very high temperature. Alternatively, a very high electromagnetic field also helps in the generation of plasma from a gas.

Answer 2

The correct answer would be option D. The statement that best describes what plasma is in chemistry is, an electrically charged gas with very high kinetic energy. A plasma is defined as a hot ionized gas, which exists at super high temperatures.