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Exposure to microwaves can potentially lead to tissue heating and burns if the exposure is prolonged or at high levels. While the radiation emitted from microwaves is non-ionizing and does not cause damage to DNA like ionizing radiation, caution should be taken to prevent excessive exposure to microwaves.

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What are the effects of microwaves on the human body?

There are no microwaves left in the food after cooking. Stopping a microwave oven is like shutting off a light - the microwaves disappear. As to the effect upon the body if exposed to microwaves, all they can do is heat the body. But that takes a lot more microwave power than you would be exposed to by a leaking microwave oven. Even if you could be exposed to that large amount of microwave power, you would feel yourself getting warm and when it became uncomfortable you would get out of the microwave field with no injury. I have exposed my hand to very high power microwaves, equivalent to about ten times what is inside a high power domestic oven, and it feels just as I described above. Since I did this over 40 years ago and still have both hands and all my fingers I can testify to what I described above.


Do radio and microwaves produce photoelectric effect?

No, radio waves and microwaves do not produce the photoelectric effect. The photoelectric effect is the phenomenon where electrons are emitted from a material when it is exposed to light of sufficient frequency (typically ultraviolet or higher). Radio waves and microwaves have lower frequencies and energies than light, so they are not capable of causing the photoelectric effect.


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.


Will being exposed to 200 degrees burn you?

Yes, being exposed to 200 degrees can cause burns on your skin.


How were microwaves invented?

Microwaves were invented by Percy Spencer in 1945 after he noticed a chocolate bar in his pocket had melted while working with radar equipment. This led him to experiment with heating food with microwaves emitted by a magnetron, resulting in the discovery of microwave cooking.

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What are the effects of microwaves on the human body?

There are no microwaves left in the food after cooking. Stopping a microwave oven is like shutting off a light - the microwaves disappear. As to the effect upon the body if exposed to microwaves, all they can do is heat the body. But that takes a lot more microwave power than you would be exposed to by a leaking microwave oven. Even if you could be exposed to that large amount of microwave power, you would feel yourself getting warm and when it became uncomfortable you would get out of the microwave field with no injury. I have exposed my hand to very high power microwaves, equivalent to about ten times what is inside a high power domestic oven, and it feels just as I described above. Since I did this over 40 years ago and still have both hands and all my fingers I can testify to what I described above.


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Name good or bad things about microwaves?

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Do radio and microwaves produce photoelectric effect?

No, radio waves and microwaves do not produce the photoelectric effect. The photoelectric effect is the phenomenon where electrons are emitted from a material when it is exposed to light of sufficient frequency (typically ultraviolet or higher). Radio waves and microwaves have lower frequencies and energies than light, so they are not capable of causing the photoelectric effect.


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.


Will being exposed to 200 degrees burn you?

Yes, being exposed to 200 degrees can cause burns on your skin.