Microwave energy excites the molecules of the food. This generates friction and heat at the molecular level. When food is heated, it causes the molecules to speed up, so artificially speeding up the molecules causes heat to be produced.
When food molecules are penetrated by microwaves, they absorb the microwave radiation, which causes them to vibrate and generate heat. This heat is what cooks the food quickly and evenly in a microwave oven.
When food is placed inside the microwave oven, the microwave released will 'agitate' the water molecules in the food, which causes heat to be produced, which then cooks the food.
The microwave light spectrum is a type of electromagnetic radiation that is used in microwave ovens to heat food. When the microwaves interact with the water molecules in the food, they cause the molecules to vibrate rapidly, generating heat. This heat is what ultimately cooks or heats up the food in the microwave oven.
No, a microwave cooks food by generating electromagnetic waves that penetrate the food and cause the molecules to vibrate, generating heat throughout the food.
A microwave cooks food by emitting electromagnetic waves that cause water molecules in the food to vibrate, generating heat that cooks the food from the inside out.
A microwave heats food by emitting electromagnetic waves that cause water molecules in the food to vibrate, generating heat through friction.
Microwave ovens work by exciting water molecules and polarized molecules within the food, such as fats and sugars. There are none of these in the microwave's internal casing, which is also resistant enough to the heat produced during operation.
A microwave cooks food from the inside out by using electromagnetic waves that penetrate the food and cause the water molecules inside to vibrate, generating heat throughout the food.
A microwave oven converts electrical energy into microwave radiation. The microwaves then penetrate food, causing water molecules to vibrate and generate heat through friction. This heat is what cooks or heats up the food.
Yes, a microwave is a source of heat energy. It heats food by using microwave radiation to agitate water molecules within the food, causing them to vibrate and generate heat.
By bombarding the food with electromagnetic radiation (microwaves, which are tuned to resonance with water molecules).
Microwave. Boiling food enables the nutrients to 'leech out' into the boiling water. Microwaving simply agitates the water molecules within the food.