Current Electricity

Question

The condition under which a microwave oven heats up a food item containing water molecules most efficiently is

  • the frequency of the microwave must match the resonant frequency of the water molecules

  • the frequency of the microwave has no relation  with natural frequency of water molecules

  • microwave are heat waves, so always produce heating 

  • infrared waves produce heating in a microwave oven 

Answer

A.

the frequency of the microwave must match the resonant frequency of the water molecules

It is an electromagnetic wave, therefore the correct choice is (a).

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