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The electric arc is a physical phenomenon in wide use today. Its application include:
- Spark generation - lighting your kitchen gas stove
- Spark plugs
- Arc welding
- Plasma cutting
- Carbon arc torch - see note at [1]
- Neon lights
- Electrical discharge machining
- Arc lamp
- Arc furnace
- Plasmas of many types
- Lasers - arc ionizes carbon dioxide in a tube to cause a discharge
An arc is caused when electricity ionizes (strips electrons off) gas particles between two wires or electrodes. Ionized gas is called a plasma. When electrons move back to their original energy state, they emit light.
- For the particular case of OSE, it is useful to explore the Electric Arc Construction set - various ways that electrodes ma