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Temperature depends on the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample. How does this help explain why a plasma-based light does not have a high temperature?

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Temperature depends on the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample. ... The fastest particles have the greatest mass. Most particles in the plasma are heavy and slow. The fastest particles transfer most of their energy through collisions

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C. Most particles in the plasma are heavy, slow, and very low density.

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