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[[File:Halo3 E3 TRAILER 2007 720p30 ST 6300Kbps 002 0001.jpg|thumb|300px|Plasma being discharged by Covenant [[CCS-class Battlecruiser|cruisers']] [[Energy Projector]]s.]] | [[File:Halo3 E3 TRAILER 2007 720p30 ST 6300Kbps 002 0001.jpg|thumb|300px|Plasma being discharged by Covenant [[CCS-class Battlecruiser|cruisers']] [[Energy Projector]]s.]] | ||
In physics and chemistry, '''plasma''' is a state of matter similar to gas in which a certain portion of the particles are ionized. After sufficient heating a gas dissociates its molecular bonds, rendering it into constituent atoms. Further heating leads to ionization (a loss or gain of electrons), thus turning it into a plasma, containing charged particles: positive ions and negative electrons. Plasmas show a marked difference in electrical and thermal conductivity compared to non-plasmas. Plasmas are highly responsive to electromagnetic fields due to the mobilization of charge carriers (electrons, cations, anions).Plasma is the most common state of matter in the universe. | In physics and chemistry, '''plasma''' is a state of matter similar to gas in which a certain portion of the particles are ionized. After sufficient heating a gas dissociates its molecular bonds, rendering it into constituent atoms. Further heating leads to ionization (a loss or gain of electrons), thus turning it into a plasma, containing charged particles: positive ions and negative electrons. Plasmas show a marked difference in electrical and thermal conductivity compared to non-plasmas. Plasmas are highly responsive to electromagnetic fields due to the mobilization of charge carriers (electrons, cations, anions). Plasma is the most common state of matter in the universe. | ||
==Applications== | ==Applications== | ||
===Weaponry=== | ===Weaponry=== | ||