Plasma Cooling: Liquid or Reformed Element?

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When plasma cools, it typically returns to a gaseous state rather than a liquid. The state it returns to depends on the specific setup and conditions of the cooling process. In some cases, plasma can undergo chemical deposition on solid surfaces, leading to the formation of new materials. The rearrangement of atoms during cooling does not necessarily result in the original element but can lead to different compounds or states.

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Rahma Al-Farsy
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Hello all,
quick question: When Plasma cools what state does it return to? Is it a liquid or the state it was in before at room temperature? Do the atoms rearrange into what it was like before i.e. the same element or something completely different?
Thank you
 
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Depends on the setup. Usually a gas. You can also do plasma chemical deposition on solids.
 

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