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A microwave oven uses dielectric heating to cook food.. Dielectric heating, also known as electronic heating, radio frequency heating, and high-frequency heating, is the process in which a radio frequency (RF) alternating electric field, or radio wave or microwave electromagnetic radiation heats a dielectric material.
A microwave oven or simply microwave is an electric oven that heats and cooks food by exposing it to electromagnetic radiation in the microwave frequency range. [1] This induces polar molecules in the food to rotate and produce thermal energy (heat) in a process known as dielectric heating .
Inside a microwave oven, there really do exist EM free-space microwaves, since the wavelength is far shorter than the gap between the metal walls. However, inside the metal plates of a dielectric heater, that isn't true, so the entire effect is near-field, without production or absorption of any genuine radio waves-- even if the frequences are ...
A microwave oven passes microwave radiation at a frequency near 2.45 GHz (12 cm) through food, causing dielectric heating primarily by absorption of the energy in water. Microwave ovens became common kitchen appliances in Western countries in the late 1970s, following the development of less expensive cavity magnetrons. Water in the liquid ...
Spray a microwave plate with cooking spray or lightly grease with butter. Crack an egg onto the plate and lightly prick the yolk with the tip of a knife. Microwave on high 45 seconds.
A 2005 review has illustrated this in application to organic chemistry, though clearly supports the existence of non-thermal effects. [3] It has been shown that such non-thermal effects exist in the reaction of O + HCl(DCl) -> OH(OD) + Cl in the gas phase and the authors suggest that some mechanisms may also be present in the condensed phase. [ 4 ]
LC circuit equivalent for microwave resonant cavity. Microwave resonant cavities can be represented and thought of as simple LC circuits, see Montgomery et al pages 207-239. [15] For a microwave cavity, the stored electric energy is equal to the stored magnetic energy at resonance as is the case for a resonant LC circuit.
The absorption (equivalent to dielectric loss) is used in microwave ovens to heat food that contains water molecules. A frequency of 2.45 GHz , wavelength 122 mm, is commonly used. Radiocommunication at GHz frequencies is very difficult in fresh waters and even more so in salt waters.