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What energy does a microwave use to cook food?

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What kind of energy does a microwave oven use?

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.


What is the use of microwave oven?

The use of a microwave oven is to cook food or heat it quickly and efficiently using radiation.


Why does a microwave use less energy than a conventional oven?

Microwave takes less time to cook


Which is safer a microwave or an oven?

An oven as it does not use radiation to cook food.


A microwave oven is 70 percent efficient if it is supplied with 4000 jouls of electrical energy how much heat is used to actually cooked the 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.


What is example of real-life waves?

Do you have a microwave?(hint hint!) they use microwaves to cook food.


What you use energy for?

You can use energy to cook food, heat your home, and make your car work.


Are microwave ovens safe to use?

They are safe to cook food in (as long as you follow to cooking instructions correctly).


Is there any radioactive material in microwave ovens?

There are no radioactive materials in microwave ovens: they use microwaves to cook food and heat liquids.


Many people use microwave ovens to cook their food. Which option is best described as an engineering endeavor related to microwave ovens?

Researching the way people use microwave ovens to determine how to improve their design


What is the difference between microwave and stove cooked food?

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.


Is it dangerous to cook mars mud?

No. It is safe to cook. Just remember to cook it in a microwave safe bowl if your gonna use the microwave.