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Type your answer here... Yes microwaves are harmful. If you stare into it while there cooking it can effect how you see.
That is not true. Staring into the oven may strain your eyes just as staring at anything might. However, the microwave radiation leaking from an oven is so minuscule that eye damage is impossible. The allowable leakage is 5 milliwatts per cm squared at any point measured at a distance of 5 cm from that point and with a water load of 250 ml inside the oven. In courses I teach about microwave ovens, I try to demonstrate leakage with expensive, sophisticated & sensitive leakage meters. For many years it has been impossible to measure more than 1 milliwatt/cm sq. These numbers are all too low to cause ocular or any other kind of burn or damage. Studies on rabbits showed that a watt-density of 100 milliwatts was necessary to cause ocular damage, and that was reversible (see the J. of Microwave Power).
In an extreme case, let's assume your microwave oven has a hole in the door large enough to allow microwaves to leak at a higher watt-density, and that you are staring into the oven - your eyes are still not going to be burned or damaged because you will feel warming of your face and you will withdraw it long before significant heating can occur.
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Which waves are nonlethal to humans?
Radio waves, microwaves, infrared radiation, visible light, and ultraviolet radiation are examples of non-lethal waves to humans because they have lower energy levels that are not harmful to human tissues.
Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum is nearest to radio waves?
Microwaves are nearest to radio waves in the electromagnetic spectrum. They have slightly higher frequencies and shorter wavelengths compared to radio waves.
Do microwaves have more or less energy than radio waves?
Microwaves have more energy than radio waves. They have shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies, which results in more energy being carried by microwaves compared to radio waves.
What do microwaves have in common with light waves?
Microwaves and light waves are both forms of electromagnetic radiation, but differ in their wavelengths and frequencies. Microwaves have longer wavelengths and lower frequencies compared to visible light waves. Both types of waves can be reflected, refracted, and absorbed by different materials.
Are radio waves longer than microwaves?
Radio waves have longer wavelengths than microwaves. Radio waves typically have wavelengths ranging from a few millimeters to kilometers, while microwaves have wavelengths ranging from a few millimeters to a few centimeters.
Why are micro waves harm full?
Microwaves are not harmful, the only time when they are harmful is if the microwave is broken, as it can then emit harmful rays.
Do microwaves work with sound waves at all?
Microwaves and sound waves are similar because they are electromagnetic waves. The main difference between the two types of waves is the length of the wave. Sound waves are longer than microwaves.
Which waves are nonlethal to humans?
Radio waves, microwaves, infrared radiation, visible light, and ultraviolet radiation are examples of non-lethal waves to humans because they have lower energy levels that are not harmful to human tissues.
Why is it easier to divert microwaves around an object then to divert light waves?
actually microwaves are easier to bend than light waves because microwaves are larger than light waves
What kind of waves are microwaves?
Electromagnetic waves, just like light, but with different frequency and wavelength.
What size wavelengths do harmful types of electromagnetic waves have?
very small wavelengths (near-infrared, far-infrared, sub-millimeter, microwaves)
Are microwaves harmful?
Yes they are.
On the electromagnetic spectrum microwaves are located between infrared waves and radio waves. Which is true for microwaves?
That means that both the frequency and the wavelength of microwaves are also between those of infrared and radio waves.
Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum is nearest to radio waves?
Microwaves are nearest to radio waves in the electromagnetic spectrum. They have slightly higher frequencies and shorter wavelengths compared to radio waves.
Why is the prefix micro used to describe microwaves?
The prefix "micro-" is used in microwaves to indicate that the wavelength of these waves is in the range of micrometers, also known as microwaves. The term microwaves distinguishes these electromagnetic waves from other types of waves, such as radio waves or infrared waves, based on their specific wavelength range.
What type of waves are found after radio waves and before infrared waves?
Microwaves
What waves can cook food?
Microwaves.
