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Why does microwave oven heats up a food item containing water molecules most efficiently? - Physics

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Why does microwave oven heats up a food item containing water molecules most efficiently?

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The microwave oven heats up the food items containing water molecules most efficiently because the frequency of microwaves matches the resonant frequency of water molecules.

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पाठ 8: Electromagnetic Waves - MCQ I [पृष्ठ ५०]

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पाठ 8 Electromagnetic Waves
MCQ I | Q 8.15 | पृष्ठ ५०

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