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A microwave oven uses electrical energy (which is electromagnetic energy) from the mains, and it generates microwave energy (which is also electromagnetic energy) to heat/cook food items.
The use of a microwave oven is to cook food or heat it quickly and efficiently using radiation.
Microwave takes less time to cook
An oven as it does not use radiation to cook food.
A microwave oven does not use heat to cook food like a conventional oven, instead it uses microwaves to cook the food. The microwaves produce the heat inside the food, thereby cooking the food from the inside out.
Do you have a microwave?(hint hint!) they use microwaves to cook food.
You can use energy to cook food, heat your home, and make your car work.
They are safe to cook food in (as long as you follow to cooking instructions correctly).
There are no radioactive materials in microwave ovens: they use microwaves to cook food and heat liquids.
Researching the way people use microwave ovens to determine how to improve their design
Microwave energy is electromagnetic (EM) radiation, and microwave ovens use energy at a frequency of about 2450 MHz (2,450 million cycles per second). This energy is in the microwave band of frequencies, hence the term microwave oven. The frequency is a good choice, because it is quite effective in causing dielectric heating in molecules in the food. This is because there are a lot of molecules within the food that will respond to the microwave energy. These molecules, because they have an electric dipole, will attempt to align themselves with the passing electromagnetic wave. They will be trying to turn back and forth at that 2450 MHz, and this generates heat, which warms/cooks the food.
No. It is safe to cook. Just remember to cook it in a microwave safe bowl if your gonna use the microwave.