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Microwave radiation is used in a microwave oven. Microwaves are a form of electromagnetic radiation - radio waves - and the oven operates right at about 2.45 gigahertz. That's 2,450,000,000 hertz or cycles per second, if that makes more sense. This non-ionizing radiation works directly on molecules that have an electric dipole, and it will cause them to try and align themselves with the incoming radiation. This is called dielectric heating, and the increased energy appears as increased molecular motion, which is expressed as heat.

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