is candle flame a plasma? (what even is plasma?)
i’ve always wanted to know what really is a flame… is it plasma? is it magic?
what is it? i know it’s a chemical reaction with the oxygen in the air.
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Ans: Plasma is a kind of matter, like solid, liquid or gas. But plasma is different because it has a lot of energy and is made of tiny pieces of atoms that have electric charges. This means that plasma can be affected by electric and magnetic fields. Plasma is very common in the universe, but not so much on Earth. Some examples of plasma are lightning, our very own Sun, and the Aurora Borealis.
Flame (the regular type we usually see) is not plasma, because it does not have enough energy to break apart the atoms completely. Flame is mostly a hot gas that glows because of chemical reactions. Sometimes, flame can have a little bit of plasma in it, like when you see sparks or blue flames. But most of the time, flame is not plasma.
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