daneel_w 14 hours ago

Not quite. The emissions act as an electrically conductive medium. In a roundabout way it's similar to how pure and deionized water is an insulator, but tap water is conductive because of various impurities.

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  • chiefalchemist 2 hours ago

    Well, a chemical is introduced and there’s a reaction. We can nitpick about the details but that’s the crux of it,

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lazide 11 hours ago

Interestingly, chemistry is an electrical reaction (electron interactions). So it might be more accurate to say both are mediated through the same underlying force - electromagnetism.

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