There’s liquids, solids, gases, but what is plasma (except the fact that it is a type of state of matter) ??????

Question: There's liquids, solids, gases, but what is plasma (except the fact that it is a type of state of matter) ??????
- Keywords:
  chemistry,
  gas,
  liquid,
  plasma,
  solid,
  state
Asked by Samiya to Angela, Claire, Ian, Robert, Sarah on 14 Nov 2014.
- Ian Cade answered on 14 Nov 2014:
  
  Ionised gas (so its a bit like a gas but rather than being made up of neutral molecules, it is made up of charged ions and electrons… So, it is more conductive and less transparent than a gas. And unlike a gas it is strongly affected by magnetic fields)
- Angela Stokes answered on 16 Nov 2014:
  
  Hi Samiya
  Good answer Ian – nothing more to add!

Question: There's liquids, solids, gases, but what is plasma (except the fact that it is a type of state of matter) ??????