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Why microwaves do not come out through the small holes in the door of a microwave oven?
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The dimensions of the holes are less than half the wavelength of the microwaves. Most microwaves operate at 2.5 GHz making the wavelength about 1cm. Half of that is 0.5 cm. Any hole small than this will not allow the wave to pass through.
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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 the advantages of small microwaves?
Some advantages to owning a small microwave are: They are cheaper than regular microwaves, they take up less space, will require less electricity to function.
Why is the prefix micro used to describe microwaves?
they use it to describe microwaves because the microwave gives off very small waves of light and/or heat to make what ever you have in it hot.
What are the benefits of a small microwave versus a larger one?
Less power usage and less counter space take up. Small microwaves are great for small families or single people
Why did microwaves sell well in Japan?
Japanese cooking required reheating, and since most Japanese houses and kitchens were small, microwave ovens were the perfect space savers. Japan exported microwaves to the United States in the 1970s
How do sound waves escape microwave ovens?
I think it is to do with the wavelenght of the sound waves. I think there are tiny holes in the microwave and the sound waves are small enough to escape out of the microwave - meanig we can hear our food cook!
Do small microwaves cost less to operate than large microwaves?
Small microwaves use fewer watts of energy to heat food, but there may be a trade off with requiring a slightly longer cooking time. Any net gain is unlikely to be noticeable on your monthly energy bill. When you choose a microwave, you should select it based on the available kitchen space you have for it.
How much does a small microwave cost and do they cook as fast a large ones?
The cost of a small microwave oven varies. They are usually less expensive than larger microwaves. i do believe larger microwave ovens cook better than smaller ones. The space the larger microwave oven offers helps the power to circulate and make sure th food is prepared faster and properly.
What problems were faced in the invention of the microwave?
There is the invention of the 'microwave oven' and also the invention (or creation) of microwaves. Microwaves became useable with the invention of the cavity magnetron, which required precise machining techniques. Microwaves are dangerous to health, as they will cook living flesh in large doses and cause defects in soft tissues, in small doses. The major problem with making microwave ovens, is to make them safe. Design a door that seals properly and make interlocks, so the machine cannot emit microwaves external of the cabinet.
What does word micro signify in microwave oven?
The wavelength.
How small are microwaves?
'Microwave' is not a scientific term, and encompasses a wide range of frequencies. Wikipedia speaks of a range between 0.3 and 300GHz, resulting in a wavelength between one meter and one millimeter. Other interpretations of the colloquial term 'microwave' might exist. References:
When can't microwaves be absorbed?
Microwaves are not absorbed by (pure) microwave transparent materials like glass, quartz, etc. Even "transparent" materials like Lead Glass begin to absorb, proportional to the impurity. The answer is not quite correct. Glass, even in its purest form, does absorb microwaves to very small extent. This is measured by something called the attenuation coefficient, which effectively describes the depths at which 63% of the energies has been absorbed. In the case of glass, this depth is extremely large, however, there is some small amount of absorption. In my laboratory we have melted Pyrex beakers in a domestic microwave oven. As to Quartz, its penetration depth is much much greater than glass, so it is, in effect, very transparent to microwave energy at the frequencies used for microwave heating. This is why Quartz is often used to create a microwave windows in high vacuum situations. Metals are extremely reflective of microwave energy, especially those that are nonmagnetic. But even here, there is some very small amount of absorption in something called the "skin depth".
