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Microwaves are radio waves in the frequency of 1 gHz or above. They are used for voice/data communications, radar, cooking, TV signals, & Wireless networks.

It can be used to:

  1. transmit information - like any other radio wave
  2. obtain information - by bouncing it off a target
  3. transmit energy - by exciting the molecules within the target, how microwave ovens work
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