4 questions
1. Can a plasma be cooled down to a gas
2. Is lightning a plasma
3. If the first and second question answers are yes, what is lightning as a gas?
4. Can lightning go up then down in a curve? A bit like a rainbow
In: Physics
1. Plasma is not my specialty, so I’ll let someone else explain about it.
2. No. Lightning is electricity. Whenever you get a shock from touching a door knob or a piece of metal, that’s essentially what lightning is, just much much smaller.
3. Lightning is not a gas. It’s electricity.
4. Yes, lightning can form an arc, but very rarely. Lightning, like electricity, likes to travel in the shortest possible path. This ends up being a straight line. However, some other factors can influence its path and create arcs like a rainbow. Most of the time though, these factors give lightning its jagged frayed appearance. If you want to see some arched lightning, look up a Jacob’s ladder on YouTube or Google. If you build your own Jacob’s ladder, please do so while supervised by an adult and a licensed electrician.
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