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Yes. That's why microwaves can boil water.
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What materials absorb microwaves completely?
metal mesh
How do microwaves affect the water?
microwaves vibrate water molecules in food to create heat
How does microwaves harm the body?
Microwaves align polar molecules such as water with the microwaves. This rotation generates energy, which dissipates as heat. So you would be cooked as if you were in a microwave oven.
What substance absorbs microwaves?
Water Molecules in the food
What substance's ability that can absorb or adsorb water vapor?
hygroscopicity
What materials absorb microwaves completely?
metal mesh
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.
How do microwaves affect the water?
microwaves vibrate water molecules in food to create heat
Why does the human body absorb microwaves?
LEAD ABSORBS MICROWAVESSorry, 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.
What will happen when gravel touches water?
The Gravel will absorb the water until it can absorb anymore.
How can microwaves cook food and have no effect on other certain substances such as paper?
Microwaves basically work by acting on the molecules like water that absorb radiation, vibrate and 'cook' the food due to an induced energy. Dry paper and other substances that do not have molecules that are energised significantly to induce heat are therefore not affected.
Why aren't microwaves used to heat homes?
Microwaves are usually tuned to heat the water in things. We are mostly water and would be cooked.
What rocks can absorb water?
No rocks absorb water.
Does mud absorb water?
Mud does absorb water.
Why does microwave radiation damage your living tissue?
Microwave ovens are not inherently dangerous. Microwaves themselves can be dangerous in certain intensities or frequencies (don't stand in front of a high-powered ship's radar, for example). Contrary to popular belief, microwave ovens cause not deleterious changes when cooking food. The microwaves simply cause any water molecules present in the food to vibrate faster, causing heat by the friction of their vibrating (like rubbing your hands together briskly). The molecules heat up until the water boils, thus steaming the food. Also, microwaves do NOT 'cook from the inside out.
Does a cork absorb water?
Cork can absorb water.
Do objects absorb water?
Not all objects absorb water
