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10 centimeters or less
If you mean "microwave oven", those operate at the frequency of 2.45 GHz,
where the wavelength is 12.24 centimeters.
Tiara Lebsack
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∙ 13y agoThere isn't really a 'typical' wavelength.
The lowest radio frequency that's officially labeled "microwave" is 3 GHz, and signals
are routinely generated and detected for various purposes up to about 300 GHz.
The corresponding range of their wavelengths is from 1 mm to 10 cm.
Weird, interesting factoid:
The RF energy in your 'microwave' oven isn't. That appliance operates at 2.46 GHz
which, technically and officially, isn't 'microwave', because it's below 3 GHz.
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∙ 13y agoThe wavelength in the air inside a microwave oven is 12.2 cm. This is the wavelength that you will typically see in a textbook. However, the wavelength changes drastically as the microwave energy enters a food product the heat it. For example, the wavelength in a cup of water being heated to make to your instant coffee, is only about 1.4 cm. This is what is known as a "material wavelength", and varies with the material being heated. So, it will be different for water, spaghetti sauce, bread, etc. it is important to know that while the wavelength changes due to the media through which the wave is traveling, the frequency (2450 MHz) always remains the same.
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∙ 6y agoThe wavelength of microwave radiation ranges from 1 x 10-3 to 3 x 10-1 meters.
10 centimeters or less
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∙ 11y ago-- A 'microwave' is a radio wave with any wavelength shorter than 10 centimeters.
-- A 'microwave oven' operates at 2.450 GHz, corresponding to a wavelength of 12.24 cm.
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∙ 13y agoThe wavelength of microwave radiation ranges from 1 x 10-3 to 3 x 10-1 meters.
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∙ 12y ago10 centimeters or less
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Electromagnetic wavelengths of a few centimeters are classified as in what range?
Electromagnetic wavelengths of a few centimeters are classified as microwaves. Their sizes range from approximately one millimeter to thirty centimeters.
What electromagnetic wave has a wavelength greater than that of light?
Radio, microwaves, radar, and infrared radiation have.
How are microwaves and light related?
They are identical physical phenomena, but with vastly different wavelengths.
What is The range of wavelengths called?
"electromagnetic spectrum Raiquan Bynum :)
Do mircrowaves have the longest wavelength?
"Microwaves" are radio waves ... those with wavelengths of 10 centimeters or less.The wavelengths of the signals used for point-to-point microwave communicationare shorter than the wavelengths of the signals used to broadcast radio and TV tohousehold and automotive receivers, and also longer than the wavelength of thesignals to the GPS receiver in your car.Microwaves are shorter than the wavelengths used to operate your cellphone.The microwave range of frequencies (wavelengths) is used for the signals that bring900 channels of satellite TV directly to the little dish on the corner of your house.Here's an interesting factoid: Technically, the box in your kitchen that heats theleftover meatloaf in 13 seconds is not a "microwave" oven. "Microwave" officiallyrefers to frequencies of 3 GHz and higher (wavelength 10 cm and less). The handykitchen appliance operates at the frequency assigned to it, which in the USA is2.450 GHz (12.24 cm).
Electromagnetic wavelengths of a few centimeters are classified as in what range?
Electromagnetic wavelengths of a few centimeters are classified as microwaves. Their sizes range from approximately one millimeter to thirty centimeters.
Do microwaves have longer wavelengths than x - rays?
Yes.
Why are microwaves good for transmitinginformation?
Microwaves have short wavelengths than radio waves, between 1 millimeter and 30 centimeters. These short wavelengths makes that microwaves can transmit along a range of frequencies without causing signal interference or overlap. In other words: the wavelength separation between two different stations can be much smaller than is the case for radio waves, meaning that you can have *more* transmitters without causing problems.
What electromagnetic wave has a wavelength greater than that of light?
Radio, microwaves, radar, and infrared radiation have.
Radio waves with wavelengths between 10cm and 1mm are called what?
No. Your cellphone, many TV stations, and the GPS satellites transmit wavelengths shorter than 1 meter. X-rays have wavelengths between 0.00000000001 and 0.00000001 meter. (1/100th of a nanometer to 10 nanometers)
Can you see microwaves?
Microwaves, defined as electromagnetic waves with wavelengths as long as 10 cm and as short as 0.1 cm, are not in the visible spectrum.
Does ultraviolet light have short wavelengths?
The answer depends on "compared to what"? UV wavelengths are shorter than x-rays and longer than microwaves.
How are microwaves and light related?
They are identical physical phenomena, but with vastly different wavelengths.
What wavelengths are longer than light but shorter than radio waves?
Infrared light, microwaves and radio waves have wavelengths longer than visible light. Radio waves have the longest wavelength.
What size wavelengths do harmful types of electromagnetic waves have?
very small wavelengths (near-infrared, far-infrared, sub-millimeter, microwaves)
What are facts about microwaves?
Microwaves are a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths ranging from about 1 millimeter to 1 meter. They are commonly used in microwave ovens for heating and cooking food due to their ability to agitate water molecules, causing them to produce heat. Microwaves are also used in telecommunications, radar, and medical treatments.
What do you call the wavelengths of light a star gives off?
Microwaves. The same one where you cook popcorn
