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No, microwave ovens do not emit gamma rays. The microwave oven cannot generate the electromagnetic energy of a gamma ray. Not even close.
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Why are microwave ovens safe to use than gamma rays?
Because microwaves make the molecules in the food vibrate and heat up. Gamma rays can cause cancer.
Type of radiant energy is invisible to humans?
-- radio -- heat -- infrared -- ultraviolet -- microwave -- X-rays -- gamma rays -- cosmic rays
Why gamma rays are called electromagnetic rays?
Mainly because they ARE, just like radio, microwave, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, and X-rays are.
What electromagnetic wave has a wavelength shorter than a microwave but longer than light?
Waves the have a wavelength slightly shorter than the visible light are as follows: 1. Ultraviolet 2. X-rays 3. Gamma rays
What type of rays do cellphones and ovens use?
They use electromagnetic waves. cellphones use radio waves while electric and microwave ovens use infrared and/or microwaves
Why are microwave ovens safe to use than gamma rays?
Because microwaves make the molecules in the food vibrate and heat up. Gamma rays can cause cancer.
What do stars emit besides heat and light?
They emit: gamma rays, radio waves, and x-rays. Some stars emit T.V. rays
Do supernovas emit gamma rays?
Yes! Tons
What would happen if Earth erupted gamma rays?
The earth would have to be a supermassive dying star to emit gamma rays.
Do quasars emit gamma rays?
yeah, that and radio waves
Why are radioactive isotopes Emit gamma rays useful for treating some forms of cancer?
Gamma rays can destroy malign cells.
Do lasers emit gamma rays?
No. Lasers produce coherent light.
Which waves have the highest frequency?
Gamma rays emit the highest frequency.
Which rays are emitted by tv sets and microwave ovens?
Some light waves in both cases. Some radio frequency waves by both of them. And both will emit audio waves, which also radiate. (I have never yet met a silent microwave cooker.)
What elements emit alpha beta and gamma rays?
Radioactive elements.
Is there Radioactive decay in microwaves?
No. Radioactive decay is the breakdown of the nucleus of an atom due to its instability. This may emit radiation in the form of gamma rays or subatomic particles. Microwave "radiation" is the name given to electromagnetic waves in a certain range of frequencies. It differs from gamma rays, x-rays, and visible light only in frequency and energy.
Some neutron stars that emit pulses of radiation called?
Gamma rays
