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LEAD ABSORBS MICROWAVES
Sorry, but lead really doesn't effectively absorb microwaves - it is primarily reflective with only a trivial amount of "absorption". The term "absorption isn't quite quite correct - it really should be "attenuation" i.e. the microwaves are attenuated - lose their energy which can then be converted to heat - as they penetrate into a material. In that sense, water is a good microwave absorber, as are moist foods generally.In a broad sense, all materials are either primarily reflectors of the microwaves - such as aluminum; transparent to them - such as glass, paper or many plastics at lower temperatures; absorbers or attenuators - such as water, tea, moist foods, polar solvents such as nitrobenzene. However, all materials will exhibit all three properties but to a different extent - aluminum primarily reflects microwaves, but they do penetrate to a very tiny amount referred to as the skin-depth and so can caused a trivial amount of heat.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 16y agobecause microwaves heat up water and there is water in your body, microwaves can also penetrate your skin.
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What is the effect of microwaves on the human body?
e
Can water absorb microwaves?
Yes. That's why microwaves can boil water.
Will the human body absorb a bone in the throat?
no
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metal mesh
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the blood absorb oxygen in the lungs(cappilaries)
How can you absorb uranium?
Uranium enter in the human body by ingestion or inhalation.
Does food in a microwave oven absorb microwaves?
Yes, items in a microwave oven can be said to absorb microwaves. The microwave energy causes what is called dielectric heating, and this activity takes energy from the microwave beam.
What is the fastest way the human body can absorb anything liquid?
through the large intestine
How were microwaves invented?
Microwaves existed long before the first human being. So they were not invented.
Why the transmitted microwaves signal doesn't perceived by the human?
People do not have the physical organs to detect microwaves.
Does buoyancy have anything to do with your human body being able to absorb water?
no, buoyancy is when something floats on water
Can human body breathe in only oxygen?
No. we breath in carbon dioxide too, but only absorb oxygen.
