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What causes fluorescent light bulb to light up when it is near a plasma globe? Can this phenomenon be used to generate electricity in a circuit?
When a fluorescent light bulb is placed near a plasma globe, despite the fact there isn't a closed circuit, a part of the light blulb would light up.
I tried measuring the voltage of the air ...
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Does Fire Conduct Electricity? Why?
Recently, I have stumbled upon a YouTube video by Veritasium describing the conductivity of fire. My question is: how exactly does fire conduct electricity? I am a high school student; therefore ...
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Why doesn't a neon sign seem that hot?
I heard that neon signs contain plasma, why aren't they hot?
is it because the electrons and ions do not hit the lamp's wall?
Is it because it is non thermal plasma and electrons and ions are not in ...
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Can Gases conduct Electricity?
Liquid electrolytes ionize and hence a current can pass through them. So if a gas can ionize, can it conduct electricity too? If so, what are a few such gases?
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What's the second terminal in corona discharge?
I don't get corona discharge. There's an electrode (say naked high-voltage wire) and a current develops from that wire and ionizes gas (air) on its way.
But where does this current go? What's the ...
