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They are identical physical phenomena, being examples of electromagnetic radiation,
and differing only in their frequency (wavelength).
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Which is longer a gamma wave a microwave a visible light or an x ray?
microwave
How does a convex lens work in a microwave?
The same as it does for visible light.
What type of rays can you make and how?
Well, a flashlight omits ultraviolet rays. A microwave omits microwave ray and visible light with any source of light
What wave is shorter than a microwave and longer than visible light?
heat
The frequency of visible light falls between that of?
Ultraviolet and the infrared.
Visible light and ultraviolet rays are forms of?
Visible light and ultraviolet rays are forms of electromagnetic radiation (EM). So are infrared, microwave and others.
Why use microwaves instead of visible light?
-- We have no technology that can generate visible light at power levels that are easy to generate in the microwave. -- Visible light won't warm up a leftover chunk of meatloaf. -- For telecom applications, microwaves sail right on through atmospheric conditions that scatter, diffuse, and absorb visible light. But your question doesn't mention what uses you're thinking of, and visible light certainly has its place. For example, microwave traffic lights at intersections would not work out too well. Neither would a microwave chandelier hanging over your dining-room table.
Does a microwave use light energy?
yes its does because when the microwave is on and the plate is rotating,the light is actually heating the food. It is not the visible light that does the heating, that is provided simply so you can see inside the oven. It is the microwaves that do the heating, by agitating molecules of water in the food. That's why you can't heat dry food in microwave oven. The microwaves are EM radiation like visible light, but a different wavelength.
How do microwave ovens allow light to escape but not microwaves?
Both visible light and microwave radiation are different variations of the same electromagnetic energy. Visible light has infinitesimally small wavelengths, and therefore it can pass through the screen holes. Microwave radiation has much larger wavelengths, and these wavelengths are too big to "fit" through the screen holes, and therefore the screen appears solid to the microwave radiation. The microwave radiation is therefore completely reflected by the screen.
What are microwaves created by?
a microwave is actually a particle of light below the visible spectrum that we can see. a magnetron is the device in a microwave oven that produces the microwaves by using an electromagnet that charged produces a light wave at the proper frequency to make it a microwave.
What has the longest wave length a Gamma wave microwave visible light or x-ray?
From that list, microwaves have the longest wavelength. Those four items would be arranged by wavelength like this: - Gamma ray (shortest) - X-ray - Visible light - Microwave (longest)
Are microwaves are a form of visible light?
No. If you take the light bulb out of the microwave oven, then you can't tell by looking at it whether or not it's running.
