The Sun's high-speed charged nuclei and electrons form a fourth phase of matter known as a
A) neutrino.
B) sunspot.
C) plasma.
D) fusion pool.

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The Sun's high-speed charged nuclei and electrons form a plasma, which is considered the fourth phase of matter, distinct from solid, liquid, and gas. Plasma is a hot, ionized gas consisting of approximately equal numbers of positively charged ions and negatively charged electrons.

The Sun's High-Speed Charged Nuclei and Electrons Form a Fourth